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American Society for Microbiology403(b)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY DC 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 Society for Microbiology reported $28,143 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $7,025 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 0.02% to 0.04%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 115th-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 688th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.14 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$73,932,637
Participants with balances412
Active participants174
Employer contributions$1,222,278
Employee contributions$1,394,441
Employer contribution per active participant$7,025
Average account balance$179,448
Benefits paid to participants$8,433,145
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$73.9M · 412 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$70.0M · 429 accts · $1.3M emplr
2022$60.1M · 437 accts · $1.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$28,143
Total administrative$28,143
Employer contributions to the American Society for Microbiology plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,025
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$7,025 per active participant
2023$7,789 per active participant
2022$7,683 per active participant

American Society for Microbiology'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 · 20241
TIAA$28,369

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$28,143 · 0.04%
2023$19,869 · 0.03%
2022$13,773 · 0.02%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381616141 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.