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Bellarmine University403(b)

BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · LOUISVILLE, KY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.17%

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

Bellarmine University reported $173,694 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.17% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,115 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 0.171%. 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 82nd-largest of 871 plans among Kentucky employers on file, and the 505th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.35 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$103,964,846
Participants with balances734
Active participants465
Employer contributions$983,674
Employee contributions$730,331
Employer contribution per active participant$2,115
Average account balance$141,641
Benefits paid to participants$7,915,715
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$104.0M · 734 accts · $984K emplr
2023$98.9M · 746 accts · $1.0M emplr
2022$90.5M · 780 accts · $854K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,795
Investment management$143,059
Audit (IQPA)$25,840
Total administrative$173,694
Employer contributions to the Bellarmine University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,115
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,115 per active participant
2023$2,191 per active participant
2022$1,749 per active participant

Bellarmine University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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.

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$7,517
WEALTHMD CORPORATION · Investment advisory (participants)$114,496
DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD, PLLC · Accounting / audit$25,840
MORGAN STANLEY · Investment advisory (plan)$24,549

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$173,694 · 0.17%
2023$153,601 · 0.16%
2022$167,028 · 0.17%
All plans at this employer2
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 610482955 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.