Retirement plan

403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Name: MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION - 403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (2025) Form 5500
Creator: MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, 403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION, MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONEIN 81-0298262Plan #001PY 2025

616 HELENA AVE STE 100 - HELENA, MT 596013612406-442-9830mtlsa.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeeslegal services

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$5.9M

+13.4% from 2024

Total participants

-5.6% from 2024

Average account balance

$72,351

+21.6% from 2024

Annual return

14.79%

-3.68 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 8,256 peers

Peer group

Industry62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort8,256 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$5.93M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$72K

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.

160.8%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$395K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$8K

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

+14.79%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$5748

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 codes2G3D2J2K

Plan features

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
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

$471K

$9241 / participant

Other / not subdivided$471K100.0%

% of EOY assets

7.944%

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

$72,351

$78,690-8.1%

$161,489-55.2%

$87,485-17.3%

Participation rate

96.1%

67.5%+28.6pp

78.7%+17.4pp

68.9%+27.1pp

Annual return

14.79%

32.74%-17.9pp

89.72%-74.9pp

26.06%-11.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,354

$2,588-9.1%

$4,268-44.9%

$2,596-9.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,399

$3,311+63.1%

$5,630-4.1%

$4,274+26.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$5,748

$6,724-14.5%

$16,006-64.1%

$7,775-26.1%

403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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