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Goodwin University, Inc.401(k)

GOODWIN UNIVERSITY SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN · EAST HARTFORD, CT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.64%

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

Goodwin University, Inc. reported $180,051 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.64% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,025 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 rose from 0.12% to 0.64%. 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 413th-largest of 1,106 plans among Connecticut employers on file, and the 1,262nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $3.87 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 732 to 852 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,202,533
Participants with balances821
Active participants852
Employer contributions$873,608
Employee contributions$3,377,669
Employer contribution per active participant$1,025
Average account balance$38,006
Benefits paid to participants$2,155,662
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$31.2M · 821 accts · $874K emplr
2023$25.2M · 782 accts · $900K emplr
2022$21.1M · 768 accts · $809K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$8,334
Investment management$62,567
Audit (IQPA)$109,150
Total administrative$180,051
The Goodwin University, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,025
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,025 per active participant
2023$1,111 per active participant
2022$1,105 per active participant

Goodwin University, Inc.'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 · 20246
COHN REZNICK · Accounting / audit$109,150
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$39,230
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$17,685
PENSION CONSULTANTS, INC. · Contract administrator$8,334
LEAFHOUSE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$5,652

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$180,051 · 0.64%
2023$30,922 · 0.13%
2022$26,297 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 061627882 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.