Appalachian Trail Conservancy403(b)
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · HARPERS FERRY, WV · plan year 2025
Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Appalachian Trail Conservancy reported $38,117 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,857 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 rose from 0.30% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 116th-largest of 265 plans among West Virginia employers on file, and the 1,415th of 3,341 in other services. In 2025, employees put in $1.83 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 61 to 81 since 2022.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy's 2025 employer contribution ran above the $2,666 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 526046689 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.