Northwest Hardware 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingNorthwest Hardware Co. , Inc. Retirement Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 54-0554374Updated Oct 2026

What Northwest Hardware's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $343K in employer contributions, about $2,485 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$42,474
Average account balance
159
Participants (end of year)
$5.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.07%
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.

RecordkeeperSentry Life Insurance Company2023 Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorCampbell & Lineberry, PC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

The recordkeeper is from the plan year 2023 filing, the latest that names one. The other rows are from the plan year 2024 filing.

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 3,141 defined-contribution plans in retail trade with 100 to 499 participants.

Northwest Hardware: employer contribution per participant$2,485
Peer median$1,216
Northwest Hardware: average balance$42,474
Peer median$50,590
Northwest Hardware: admin expenses ÷ assets0.07%
Peer median0.43%

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 $4.2M at the end of plan year 2021 to $5.9M at the end of plan year 2024.

$4.2M2021$4.2M2022$4.9M2023$5.9M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Northwest Hardware plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024159$5.9M$343K$2,4850.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023176$4.9M$287K$1,6320.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022139$4.2M$249K$1,7930.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021110$4.2M$220K$2,3390.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Northwest Hardware match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Northwest Hardware Co. , Inc. Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $343K in employer contributions, about $2,485 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Northwest Hardware 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Northwest Hardware Co. , Inc. Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Northwest Hardware 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2023 filing is Sentry Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Northwest Hardware Company, Inc..

I left Northwest Hardware. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Northwest Hardware Company, Inc., (540) 362-1868) or the recordkeeper, Sentry Life Insurance Company. The Northwest Hardware old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Northwest Hardware 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Northwest Hardware 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 Northwest Hardware. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology