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Bennington College Corporation403(b)

BENNINGTON COLLEGE 403(B) DC PLAN · BENNINGTON, VT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Bennington College Corporation reported $42,890 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,075 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.18% to 0.06%. 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 30th-largest of 230 plans among Vermont employers on file, and the 716th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.01 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$69,394,727
Participants with balances674
Active participants343
Employer contributions$1,397,591
Employee contributions$1,416,141
Employer contribution per active participant$4,075
Average account balance$102,960
Benefits paid to participants$6,257,681
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$69.4M · 674 accts · $1.4M emplr
2023$66.1M · 668 accts · $1.4M emplr
Employer contributions to the Bennington College Corporation plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,075
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,075 per active participant
2023$3,994 per active participant

Bennington College Corporation's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
TIAA$59,982
FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, LLC$19,751
MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO.$5,200

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

Administrative cost history2
2024$42,890 · 0.06%
2023$111,310 · 0.18%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 030179414 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.