The Sterling Group Employee Benefit Trust — Form 5500 plan (Sterling Management, Ltd.)

Plain-English plan summary

According to public Form 5500 filings published through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) via the EFAST2 system, The Sterling Group Employee Benefit Trust is a benefit plan reported by Sterling Management, Ltd. under EIN 35-1494125 and plan number 501. The latest loaded filing year is 2023. The filing reports 204 participants and $53,304 in end-of-year plan assets, where available in the loaded dataset.

Form 5500 plan profile · 2023

Key reported metrics

Net assets (EOY)$53.3KPlan net assets, end of year$53,304
Participants204Covered participants reported
Assets / participant$261Computed: assets ÷ participants$261 (computed)
Provider compensation$271.4K3 Schedule C provider row(s)$271,369
Plan sponsor
Sterling Management, Ltd.
EIN
35-1494125
Plan number
501
Plan type
2
Location
Mishawaka, IN
Latest filing year
2023

Form 5500 filing history

Filings loaded for this plan
Filing yearParticipantsSchedulesFiling
2023204H, C20241012105352NAL0023387809001
Schedule H · 2023

Reported financial statement

Reported figures as filed, in whole dollars. Only fields the filing reports are shown; others are marked not reported.

Reported balance (end of year)$53.3K total assets
Net assets$53.3KLiabilities$0
Money in vs. money out
Total income / additions$2.3M
Total expenses$2.3M
Benefits paid / distributions$1.9M
Contributions
Employer$1.8M
Participant$520.7K
Full reported line items

Net assets

Total assets (EOY)
$53,304
Total liabilities (EOY)
$0
Net assets (EOY)
$53,304
Net assets (BOY)
$31,082

Income & contributions

Employer contributions
$1,768,156
Participant contributions
$520,712
Total contributions
$2,288,868
Total income / additions
$2,293,889

Expenses & distributions

Benefits paid
$1,922,415
Administrative expenses
$349,252
Total expenses
$2,271,667
Net increase / (decrease)
$22,222
Computed from reported fields

Reported ratios

Derived only from this plan's own reported figures — comparisons within the filing, not benchmarks, estimates, or national averages.

Contribution share (employer vs. participant)
Employer 77%Participant 23%
Total expenses ÷ net assets4262%Computed ratio
Benefits paid ÷ total income84%Computed ratio
Provider comp. ÷ net assets509%Computed ratio

Service provider compensation (Schedule C)

Reported service provider compensation
ProviderServiceDirect comp.Indirect comp.Year
Umr, Inc.NONE$198,797$8,4392023
Gibson Insurance Agency, Inc.NONE$54,633not reported in the loaded dataset2023
Lm Henderson & Co., LlpNONE$9,500not reported in the loaded dataset2023

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