Northern Montana Hospital 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingNorthern Montana Hospital 403(b) Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 81-0231787Updated Oct 2026

What Northern Montana Hospital's 403(b) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $566K in employer contributions, about $1,380 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$45,016
Average account balance
616
Participants (end of year)
$18.5M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.30%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorWipfli, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 7,678 defined-contribution plans in health care and social assistance with 100 to 499 participants.

Northern Montana Hospital: employer contribution per participant$1,380
Peer median$1,468
Northern Montana Hospital: average balance$45,016
Peer median$37,786
Northern Montana Hospital: admin expenses ÷ assets0.30%
Peer median0.39%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $14.4M at the end of plan year 2021 to $18.5M at the end of plan year 2024.

$14.4M2021$12.9M2022$15.8M2023$18.5M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Northern Montana Hospital plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024616$18.5M$566K$1,3800.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023584$15.8M$535K$1,3750.29%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022574$12.9M$510K$1,2890.29%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021582$14.4M$477K$1,1480.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Northern Montana Hospital plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Northern Montana Hospital

Plan 001 · EIN 81-0231787 · plan year 2024 filing
$54,654
Average account balance
582
Participants (end of year)
$31.8M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.62%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorWipfli, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Northern Montana Hospital match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Northern Montana Hospital 403(b) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $566K in employer contributions, about $1,380 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Northern Montana Hospital 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Northern Montana Hospital 403(b) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Northern Montana Hospital 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Northern Montana Hospital.

I left Northern Montana Hospital. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Northern Montana Hospital, (406) 265-2211) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Northern Montana Hospital old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Northern Montana Hospital 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Northern Montana Hospital filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Northern Montana Hospital. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology