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Brighter Choice Charter Schools403(b)

BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · ALBANY, NY · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.01%

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

Brighter Choice Charter Schools reported $38,118 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.01% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,116 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 6 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.16% to 1.01%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (4,697th of 5,648), and 2,628th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, the employer put in $1.20 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,863,813
Participants with balances124
Active participants71
Employer contributions$221,241
Employee contributions$184,689
Employer contribution per active participant$3,116
Average account balance$31,160
Benefits paid to participants$621,987
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCUSACK & COMPANY CPAS LLC
Plan history5
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$3.9M · 124 accts · $221K emplr
2022$3.7M · 221 accts · $194K emplr
2019$2.8M · 184 accts · $175K emplr
2018$2.6M · 171 accts · $179K emplr
2017$2.4M · 148 accts · $188K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$38,118
Total administrative$38,118
Employer contributions to the Brighter Choice Charter Schools plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,116
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$3,116 per active participant
2022$2,398 per active participant
2019$2,110 per active participant
2018$2,291 per active participant
2017$2,447 per active participant

Brighter Choice Charter Schools's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history5
2023$38,118 · 1.01%
2022$2,678 · 0.08%
2019$3,158 · 0.12%
2018$3,502 · 0.14%
2017$3,587 · 0.16%
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Urban Dove, Inc. NY$4.0M · 0.91%
Swedish Institute, Inc. NY$4.0M · 0.53%
Jowonio School NY$4.0M · 0.28%
Manhattan Charter School NY$3.7M · 0.03%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 141830897 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.