Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.Money purchase plan
AURA, INC. MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLAN AND TRUST · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024
Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. reported $347,642 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $11,467 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 0.086%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 28th-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 417th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. active participation has grown from 1,394 to 1,591 since 2022.
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 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 860138043 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.