Retirement plan

VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN

Name: VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION - VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN, VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION

VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATIONEIN 03-0196809Plan #001PY 2025

35-37 COURT ST., P.O. BOX 100 - MONTPELIER, VT 056010100802-223-2020vtbar.orgLinkedIn1-10 employeesnon-profit organization management

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$911K

-11.9% from 2024

Total participants

-15.4% from 2024

Average account balance

$82,816

+4.1% from 2024

Annual return

7.20%

-8.37 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 97,882 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort97,882 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$911K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$83K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

157.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$68K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+7.20%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$24218

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2T3D2E2J2R

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$266K

$38056 / participant

Other / not subdivided$266K100.0%

% of EOY assets

29.243%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$82,816

$156,398-47.0%

$147,318-43.8%

$138,895-40.4%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.8%+16.2pp

82.1%+17.9pp

79.9%+20.1pp

Annual return

7.20%

78.75%-71.6pp

70.43%-63.2pp

145.39%-138.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,941

$4,853-18.8%

$4,593-14.2%

$4,194-6.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,804

$8,237-29.5%

$7,906-26.6%

$6,396-9.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$24,218

$14,976+61.7%

$13,708+76.7%

$12,562+92.8%

VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN

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VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN

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Expense breakdowni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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Expense breakdown

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