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Defenders of WildlifeMoney purchase plan

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE PENSION PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.47%

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

Defenders of Wildlife reported $59,814 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.47% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $7,002 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 0.51% to 0.47%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in District of Columbia (392nd of 618), and the 1,371st of 3,341 in other services. active participation has grown from 92 to 120 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,715,172
Participants with balances207
Active participants120
Employer contributions$840,294
Employee contributions$0
Employer contribution per active participant$7,002
Average account balance$66,257
Benefits paid to participants$552,708
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorUHY LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.7M · 207 accts · $840K emplr
2023$11.9M · 205 accts · $687K emplr
2022$10.8M · 195 accts · $685K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$26,579
Investment management$33,235
Total administrative$59,814
Employer contributions to the Defenders of Wildlife plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,002
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$7,002 per active participant
2023$6,357 per active participant
2022$7,448 per active participant

Defenders of Wildlife's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
ONEDIGITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$23,946
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$9,290

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$59,814 · 0.47%
2023$58,220 · 0.51%
2022$53,096 · 0.51%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530183181 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.