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Cleveland Institute of Music403(b)

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC RETIREMENT PLAN · CLEVELAND, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.12%

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

Cleveland Institute of Music reported $50,827 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $574 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 0.15% to 0.12%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 751st-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,047th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $7.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 130 to 106 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,709,326
Participants with balances239
Active participants106
Employer contributions$60,861
Employee contributions$486,093
Employer contribution per active participant$574
Average account balance$174,516
Benefits paid to participants$3,494,471
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.7M · 239 accts · $61K emplr
2023$40.5M · 264 accts · $398K emplr
2022$36.5M · 263 accts · $319K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,135
Investment management$16,692
Audit (IQPA)$17,000
Total administrative$50,827
Employer contributions to the Cleveland Institute of Music plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$574
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$574 per active participant
2023$2,972 per active participant
2022$2,457 per active participant

Cleveland Institute of Music's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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
TIAA - TEACHERS INSURANCE · Insurance services$17,135
FORVIS MAZARS · Accounting / audit$17,000
CLEARSTEAD ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan) · Plan administrator$16,692

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$50,827 · 0.12%
2023$35,398 · 0.09%
2022$51,669 · 0.15%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 340714600 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.