Easter Seals Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Esgw 401(k) Retirement Plan
Great Falls, MTHealth Care & Social Assistance978 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$464Employer $ per active participant
$794Employee $ saved per active participant
0.58%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$12.6MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity16.7 / 5033th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost4.6 / 2518th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.6 / 1517th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score27 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 33th |
| Lower admin cost | 18th |
| Employee saving | 17th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Easter Seals Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain put in about $464 per active participant, below the typical peer ($976). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.58% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $453,589 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $776,369 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $4,774 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $69,082 |
| Contract administrator fees | $69,082 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,172,552 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $11.1M / $12.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,007 / 949 |
| Participants with account balances | 287 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| First Interstate Wealth Management | $34,632 reported compensation |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | $33,376 reported compensation |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | $1,760 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250926172155NAL0009623393001, received 2025-09-26, EIN 81-0232125, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.