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Sault Tribe401(k)

SAULT TRIBE 401 (K) PLAN · SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.39%

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

Sault Tribe reported $184,136 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.39% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,228 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.39%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other public administration employers. By assets it is the 519th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 17th of 90 in public administration. In 2024, employees put in $1.17 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,211 to 1,791 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$49,821,705
Participants with balances1,706
Active participants1,791
Employer contributions$2,200,072
Employee contributions$2,576,253
Employer contribution per active participant$1,228
Average account balance$29,204
Benefits paid to participants$6,626,026
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDGN, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$49.8M · 1,706 accts · $2.2M emplr
2023$45.8M · 1,430 accts · $2.1M emplr
2022$37.7M · 964 accts · $1.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$119,847
Investment management$64,289
Total administrative$184,136
The Sault Tribe 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,228
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,228 per active participant
2023$1,754 per active participant
2022$1,133 per active participant

Sault Tribe's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20242
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC · Investment advisory (plan)$64,289

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$184,136 · 0.39%
2023$169,426 · 0.41%
2022$150,843 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 237249643 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.