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Case Western Reserve University403(b)

FACULTY AND KEY ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN A · CLEVELAND, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.02%

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

Case Western Reserve University reported $386,025 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.02% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $12,979 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 0.021% to 0.019%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 28th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 29th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.38 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,074,515,772
Participants with balances5,667
Active participants1,983
Employer contributions$25,736,896
Employee contributions$18,664,084
Employer contribution per active participant$12,979
Average account balance$366,069
Benefits paid to participants$152,543,646
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.1B · 5,667 accts · $25.7M emplr
2023$2.0B · 5,694 accts · $23.9M emplr
2022$1.8B · 5,852 accts · $21.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$378,580
Audit (IQPA)$7,445
Total administrative$386,025
Employer contributions to the Case Western Reserve University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$12,979
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$12,979 per active participant
2023$12,295 per active participant
2022$11,854 per active participant

Case Western Reserve University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 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 · 20243
VANGUARD GROUP INC. · Recordkeeping · Consulting$286,154
TIAA-CREF · Recordkeeping · Consulting$92,426
MALONEY & NOVOTNY LLC · Accounting / audit$7,445

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, Vanguard
2023Vanguard

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Case Western Reserve University before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$386,025 · 0.02%
2023$368,081 · 0.02%
2022$365,882 · 0.02%
All plans at this employer2
FACULTY AND KEY ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN A403(b)
EMPLOYEES SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN C403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 341018992 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.