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Brooklyn Heights Montessori School403(b)

SECTION 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN FOR BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL · BROOKLYN, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.45%

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

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School reported $35,635 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.45% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,894 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.55% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (3,836th of 5,648), and 2,224th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.04 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 55 to 66 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,523,361
Participants with balances124
Active participants66
Employer contributions$323,011
Employee contributions$309,706
Employer contribution per active participant$4,894
Average account balance$68,737
Benefits paid to participants$570,997
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.5M · 124 accts · $323K emplr
2023$7.3M · 122 accts · $281K emplr
2022$6.6M · 119 accts · $274K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,712
Investment management$7,292
Total administrative$35,635
Employer contributions to the Brooklyn Heights Montessori School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,894
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$4,894 per active participant
2023$4,612 per active participant
2022$4,986 per active participant

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
TIAA$27,712
PLANPILOT LLC · Consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$7,292

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$35,635 · 0.45%
2023$40,220 · 0.58%
2022$38,590 · 0.55%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 116044329 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.