Winona Health Services 401(k) Review & Grade
Winona Health Employees' Retirement Plan
Winona, MNHealth Care & Social Assistance928 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,226Employer $ per active participant
$4,110Employee $ saved per active participant
0.17%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$96.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$78,290Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity37.2 / 5074th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost14.9 / 2560th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.5 / 1570th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score73 / 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 | 74th |
| Lower admin cost | 60th |
| Employee saving | 70th |
| 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
- Winona Health Services put in about $2,226 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 | $2,066,665 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,816,542 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $499,730 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $155,718 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $45,527 |
| Benefits paid out | $11,844,000 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $88.7M / $96.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 920 / 937 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,235 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Hawkins Ash Cpas, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $110,191 reported compensation |
| Gallagher Benefit Services Inc | $45,000 reported compensation |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | $527 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251006142227NAL0003541217001, received 2025-10-06, EIN 41-0713914, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.