Best Friends Animal Society 401(k) Review & Grade
Best Friends Animal Society 401(k) Savings Plan
Kanab, UTOther Services880 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,187Employer $ per active participant
$5,841Employee $ saved per active participant
0.22%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$70.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$58,401Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity40.8 / 5082th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost12.9 / 2552th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.1 / 1581th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score73 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Other Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (333 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 82th |
| Lower admin cost | 52th |
| Employee saving | 81th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 40% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $38,392 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Best Friends Animal Society put in about $3,187 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($1,257). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $2,803,112 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,137,188 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $627,756 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $141,974 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $61,244 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,640,956 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $59.4M / $70.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 830 / 929 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,214 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Tanner LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $80,730 reported compensation |
| Global Retirement Partners LLC | $61,244 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250811103739NAL0003910227001, received 2025-08-11, EIN 23-7147797, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.