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Freed-Hardeman University403(b)

FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · HENDERSON, TN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

Freed-Hardeman University reported $161,595 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $898 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 0.35%. 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 296th-largest of 1,496 plans among Tennessee employers on file, and the 957th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 330 to 480 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$47,132,184
Participants with balances480
Active participants480
Employer contributions$430,821
Employee contributions$1,056,841
Employer contribution per active participant$898
Average account balance$98,192
Benefits paid to participants$4,559,974
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorATA, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$47.1M · 480 accts · $431K emplr
2023$45.7M · $434K emplr
2022$41.0M · 330 accts · $390K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$161,595
Total administrative$161,595
Employer contributions to the Freed-Hardeman University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$898
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$898 per active participant
2022$1,183 per active participant

Freed-Hardeman University'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
MORNINGSTAR · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTindirect comp

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$161,595 · 0.35%
2023$153,888 · 0.35%
2022$151,232 · 0.36%
Same employer
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Lincoln Memorial University TN$73.2M · 0.30%
Lee University TN$66.5M · 0.04%
The McCallie School TN$64.7M · 0.04%
Montgomery Bell Academy TN$46.7M · 0.01%
Harpeth Hall School TN$45.0M · 0.06%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 620518288 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.