ST Barnabas Employees Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) Review & Grade
ST Barnabas Employees Retirement Savings Plan
Gibsonia, PAHealth Care & Social Assistance676 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,206Employer $ per active participant
$1,535Employee $ saved per active participant
0.41%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$19.4MNet plan assets, end of year
$30,130Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity27.8 / 5056th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.4 / 2530th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.0 / 1534th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features7 / 10Auto-enrollment
Total score47 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 56th |
| Lower admin cost | 30th |
| Employee saving | 34th |
| 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
- ST Barnabas Employees Retirement Savings Plan put in about $1,206 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.41% 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.
- 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 | $814,431 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,036,915 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $100,166 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $74,943 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,802,797 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $17.1M / $19.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 682 / 669 |
| Participants with account balances | 644 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Holsinger P.C. |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Global Retirement Partners | $44,000 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $29,989 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251008113330NAL0003236035001, received 2025-10-08, EIN 25-1552913, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.