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Akron Zoological Park401(k)

AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK 401(K) PLAN · AKRON, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.92%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Akron Zoological Park reported $48,081 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.92% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,438 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.92%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Ohio (2,489th of 3,295), and 905th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $2.62 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,419,560
Participants with balances165
Active participants150
Employer contributions$215,771
Employee contributions$565,683
Employer contribution per active participant$1,438
Average account balance$32,846
Benefits paid to participants$1,012,157
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.4M · 165 accts · $216K emplr
2023$5.0M · 172 accts · $181K emplr
2022$4.2M · 114 accts · $129K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$18,627
Investment management$29,454
Total administrative$48,081
The Akron Zoological Park 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,438
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,438 per active participant
2023$1,188 per active participant
2022$877 per active participant

Akron Zoological Park's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$20,638
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$8,816

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$48,081 · 0.92%
2023$42,640 · 0.92%
2022$39,450 · 0.90%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 346003866 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.