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Gould Academy403(b)

GOULD ACADEMY RETIREMENT PLAN · BETHEL, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

Gould Academy reported $24,773 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,711 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.14% to 0.15%. 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 156th-largest of 354 plans among Maine employers on file, and 1,675th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.46 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 94 to 109 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,909,811
Participants with balances202
Active participants109
Employer contributions$295,481
Employee contributions$432,679
Employer contribution per active participant$2,711
Average account balance$88,662
Benefits paid to participants$666,192
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.9M · 202 accts · $295K emplr
2023$16.0M · 185 accts · $287K emplr
2022$14.3M · 183 accts · $264K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,773
Total administrative$24,773
Employer contributions to the Gould Academy plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,711
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,711 per active participant
2023$2,708 per active participant
2022$2,813 per active participant

Gould Academy's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 · 20241
TIAA$22,273

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$24,773 · 0.15%
2023$20,455 · 0.14%
2022Not separately reported
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College of the Atlantic ME$36.3M · 0.12%
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Unity College ME$20.4M · 0.09%
Kents Hill School ME$17.4M · 0.15%
Hyde Schools ME$15.9M · 0.07%
Cheverus High School ME$12.4M · 0.12%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010211509 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.