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Columbus College of Art and Design403(b)

COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN RETIREMENT PLAN · COLUMBUS, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Columbus College of Art and Design reported $85,980 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,203 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 0.223%. 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 799th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,094th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.05 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$38,617,910
Participants with balances426
Active participants188
Employer contributions$602,111
Employee contributions$629,722
Employer contribution per active participant$3,203
Average account balance$90,652
Benefits paid to participants$4,654,408
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorBRADY, WARE & SCHOENFELD INC.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$38.6M · 426 accts · $602K emplr
2023$38.4M · 438 accts · $598K emplr
2022$35.5M · 434 accts · $569K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$85,980
Total administrative$85,980
Employer contributions to the Columbus College of Art and Design plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,203
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,203 per active participant
2023$3,084 per active participant
2022$3,178 per active participant

Columbus College of Art and Design'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.

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
MMA SECURITIES LLC · Pension consulting$46,080
TIAA$39,900

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$85,980 · 0.22%
2023$74,041 · 0.20%
2022$78,006 · 0.22%
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Ohio Dominican University OH$43.3M · 0.15%
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Columbus School for Girls OH$37.2M · 0.27%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 310820394 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.