61st Street Service Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
61st Street Service Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan
New York, NYProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services1,450 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,163Employer $ per active participant
$2,250Employee $ saved per active participant
0.31%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$62.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$26,325Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity17.9 / 5036th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.9 / 2540th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.7 / 1512th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score37 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 36th |
| Lower admin cost | 40th |
| Employee saving | 12th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $7,460 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- 61st Street Service put in about $2,163 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). 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.
- 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 | $3,136,948 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,261,927 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $487,117 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $180,375 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $50,000 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,244,041 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $54.2M / $62.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,403 / 1,497 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,381 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Transamerica Retirement Solutions | $130,375 reported compensation |
| Gallagher Benefit Service, Inc. | $50,000 reported compensation |
| National Financial Services | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014081259NAL0001103987001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 13-3236346, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.