Chicago Symphony Orchestra403(b)
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION 403(B) PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024
Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Chicago Symphony Orchestra reported $54,164 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.17% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,638 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 0.167%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 1,211th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 285th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $2.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362167823 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.