Pathstone Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Pathstone Corporation Retirement Plan
Rochester, NYHealth Care & Social Assistance512 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,669Employer $ per active participant
$2,724Employee $ saved per active participant
0.33%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$20.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$28,456Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity32.3 / 5065th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.4 / 2538th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.9 / 1553th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score60 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 65th |
| Lower admin cost | 38th |
| Employee saving | 53th |
| 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
- Pathstone put in about $1,669 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($976). 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 | $854,704 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,394,918 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $99,798 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $62,862 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,144,942 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $18.6M / $20.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 534 / 490 |
| Participants with account balances | 704 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Stokes, Visca, Hucko & Barone, C |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $62,861 reported compensation |
| Adp Broker-Dealer | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20260715135918NAL0002258947001, received 2026-07-15, EIN 16-0984913, plan #001, plan year 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30. Verify at efast.dol.gov.