Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Communities in Schools Charlotte Mecklenberg, Inc.403(b)

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS RETIREMENT PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.12%

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

Communities in Schools Charlotte Mecklenberg, Inc. reported $5,691 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.12% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,164 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 0.12%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,470th of 2,005), and 2,520th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.97 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,928,172
Participants with balances169
Active participants116
Employer contributions$135,043
Employee contributions$265,840
Employer contribution per active participant$1,164
Average account balance$29,161
Benefits paid to participants$448,390
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMELISSA G. CRITCHER, CPA, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.8M · 170 accts · $131K emplr
2023$4.9M · 169 accts · $135K emplr
2022$4.4M · 173 accts · $126K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Investment management$5,691
Total administrative$5,691
Employer contributions to the Communities in Schools Charlotte Mecklenberg, Inc. plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,164
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,282 per active participant
2023$1,164 per active participant
2022$1,053 per active participant

Communities in Schools Charlotte Mecklenberg, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
VALIC · Investment advisory (participants) · Loan processing$5,691

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$5,666 · 0.12%
2023$5,691 · 0.12%
2022$4,544 · 0.11%
Same employer
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The Fletcher School NC$5.7M · 0.12%
St. Timothys School, Inc. NC$2.9M · 0.01%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 581661795 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.