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Foundation for the Carolinas403(b)

FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DC PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

Foundation for the Carolinas reported $63,402 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,167 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 0.26% to 0.20%. 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 the 532nd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 662nd of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.53 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 165 to 198 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$32,471,330
Participants with balances265
Active participants198
Employer contributions$1,815,010
Employee contributions$1,182,861
Employer contribution per active participant$9,167
Average account balance$122,533
Benefits paid to participants$3,755,269
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$32.5M · 265 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$29.6M · 230 accts · $1.8M emplr
2022$24.3M · 219 accts · $1.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$63,402
Total administrative$63,402
Employer contributions to the Foundation for the Carolinas plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,167
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$9,167 per active participant
2023$10,282 per active participant
2022$8,976 per active participant

Foundation for the Carolinas'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 · 20242
TIAA$50,347
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$10,927

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$63,402 · 0.20%
2023$53,673 · 0.20%
2022$66,771 · 0.26%
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McNc NC$32.4M · 0.00%
G & W Equipment, Inc. NC$25.9M · 0.24%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 566047886 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.