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Gemological Institute of America, Inc401(k)

THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. 401(K) PLAN · CARLSBAD, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.04%

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

Gemological Institute of America, Inc reported $130,001 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,898 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.06% to 0.04%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 404th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 190th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 1,267 to 973 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$303,890,417
Participants with balances1,608
Active participants973
Employer contributions$7,684,457
Employee contributions$9,799,103
Employer contribution per active participant$7,898
Average account balance$188,987
Benefits paid to participants$24,429,538
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$303.9M · 1,608 accts · $7.7M emplr
2023$274.3M · 1,737 accts · $9.5M emplr
2022$227.7M · 1,790 accts · $8.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,201
Investment management$65,000
Audit (IQPA)$15,500
Total administrative$130,001
The Gemological Institute of America, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,898
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$7,898 per active participant
2023$8,663 per active participant
2022$6,694 per active participant

Gemological Institute of America, Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC · Recordkeeping · Trustee$68,595
NFP RETIREMENT INC/ADVISOR SERVICES · Investment advisory (plan)$65,000
JGD & ASSOCIATES, LLP · Accounting / audit$15,500

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024T. Rowe Price
2023T. Rowe Price

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Administrative cost history3
2024$130,001 · 0.04%
2023$148,689 · 0.06%
2022$140,604 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 953797687 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.