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River Valley Cooperative401(k)

THE RESTATED THRIFT/PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR COOPERATIVES · ELDRIDGE, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

Peer grade: A- · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

River Valley Cooperative reported $57,195 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,682 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.12% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 214th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 108th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 330 to 404 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$44,250,971
Participants with balances591
Active participants404
Employer contributions$1,891,398
Employee contributions$2,190,501
Employer contribution per active participant$4,682
Average account balance$74,875
Benefits paid to participants$6,831,736
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$44.3M · 591 accts · $1.9M emplr
2023$42.0M · 539 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$37.9M · 490 accts · $1.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$41,524
Investment management$15,671
Total administrative$57,195
The River Valley Cooperative 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,682
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,682 per active participant
2023$4,499 per active participant
2022$4,656 per active participant

River Valley Cooperative's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20247
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$33,328
EDLEMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES, LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$15,671
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS CORPORATION · Plan administrator$8,196
DST ASSET MANAGER SOLUTIONS, INC. · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
WELLINGTON TRUST CO., NA · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$57,195 · 0.13%
2023$52,784 · 0.13%
2022$46,674 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420244210 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.