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American Association for the Advancement of Science403(b)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.04%

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

American Association for the Advancement of Science reported $105,307 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $11,081 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.03% to 0.04%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 47th-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 62nd of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.40 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$256,711,920
Participants with balances1,347
Active participants468
Employer contributions$5,186,101
Employee contributions$3,701,429
Employer contribution per active participant$11,081
Average account balance$190,580
Benefits paid to participants$9,599,049
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$256.7M · 1,347 accts · $5.2M emplr
2023$228.0M · 1,334 accts · $4.8M emplr
2022$198.2M · 1,336 accts · $4.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,300
Investment management$64,250
Audit (IQPA)$26,976
Total administrative$105,307
Employer contributions to the American Association for the Advancement of Science plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$11,081
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$11,081 per active participant
2023$10,428 per active participant
2022$10,338 per active participant

American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$1,300
PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$64,250
BDO USA, P.C. · Accounting / audit$26,976
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED · Legal$12,780

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$105,307 · 0.04%
2023$69,209 · 0.03%
2022$59,555 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530196568 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.