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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers401(k)

ASCAP EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS AND SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reported $225,936 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,138 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 fell from 0.27% to 0.20%. 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 679th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 157th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$121,641,252
Participants with balances676
Active participants477
Employer contributions$3,881,906
Employee contributions$4,484,798
Employer contribution per active participant$8,138
Average account balance$179,943
Benefits paid to participants$11,280,249
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$121.6M · 676 accts · $3.9M emplr
2023$109.7M · 666 accts · $3.5M emplr
2022$93.6M · 681 accts · $3.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$130,460
Total administrative$225,936
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,138
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$8,138 per active participant
2023$7,381 per active participant
2022$7,221 per active participant

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers'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.

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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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S · Recordkeeping$130,460

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Bank of America / Merrill
2023Bank of America / Merrill

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Administrative cost history3
2024$225,936 · 0.20%
2023$240,809 · 0.24%
2022$278,183 · 0.27%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 130434220 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.