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Calvin University403(b)

CALVIN UNIVERSITY 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · GRAND RAPIDS, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

Calvin University reported $255,084 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,992 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 0.11%. 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 127th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 243rd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.06 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 697 to 1,188 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$234,744,258
Participants with balances1,668
Active participants1,188
Employer contributions$3,554,637
Employee contributions$3,751,695
Employer contribution per active participant$2,992
Average account balance$140,734
Benefits paid to participants$19,174,391
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$234.7M · 1,668 accts · $3.6M emplr
2023$219.1M · 1,984 accts · $3.0M emplr
2022$203.8M · 1,562 accts · $2.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$144,531
Investment management$99,853
Audit (IQPA)$10,700
Total administrative$255,084
Employer contributions to the Calvin University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,992
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,992 per active participant
2023$2,725 per active participant
2022$2,922 per active participant

Calvin 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 · 20246
TIAA - CREF · Contract administrator · Investment management$143,715
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES · Consulting · Investment advisory (participants)$99,853
PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC · Accounting / audit$10,700
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$300

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$255,084 · 0.11%
2023$241,360 · 0.11%
2022$257,558 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 383071514 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.