Ridgewood Savings Bank 401(k) Review & Grade
Ridgewood Savings Bank Profit Sharing and 401 (K) Plan
Ridgewood, NYFinance & Insurance507 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,633Employer $ per active participant
$6,372Employee $ saved per active participant
0.02%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$132.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$166,329Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity25.4 / 5051th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.6 / 2594th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.2 / 1541th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score65 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 51th |
| Lower admin cost | 94th |
| Employee saving | 41th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- Ridgewood Savings Bank put in about $3,633 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,606). 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 | $1,842,068 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,230,712 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $79,602 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $30,500 |
| Other admin expenses | $30,500 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,489,156 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $118.3M / $132.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 504 / 510 |
| Participants with account balances | 797 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Crowe LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | $23,050 reported compensation |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | $13,500 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014132425NAL0001414435001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 11-1241830, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.