Retirement plan

MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

Name: MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC. - MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST (2025) Form 5500
Creator: MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST, MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC.

MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC.EIN 36-3377762Plan #003PY 2025

725 N MONTANA AVE, PO BOX 4579 - HELENA, MT 596044579406-457-4400

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.2M

+5.4% from 2024

Total participants

-15.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$130,203

+24.0% from 2024

Annual return

15.38%

-4.43 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry61 - Educational Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort4,159 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.21M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$130K

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.

212.5%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$189K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$24K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.38%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$23433

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 codes2E2G2J3D2T2F

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.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$398K

$49794 / participant

Other / not subdivided$398K100.0%

% of EOY assets

17.997%

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

$130,203

$76,368+70.5%

$67,681+92.4%

$154,746-15.9%

Participation rate

100.0%

79.0%+21.0pp

73.7%+26.3pp

80.7%+19.3pp

Annual return

15.38%

1066.77%-1051.4pp

590.58%-575.2pp

172.34%-157.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$14,839

$3,151+370.9%

$2,678+454.1%

$4,379+238.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,728

$4,824+80.9%

$3,976+119.5%

$6,730+29.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$23,433

$8,559+173.8%

$6,100+284.2%

$14,365+63.1%

MONTANA SCHOOL SERVICES FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

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