Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Governing Committee of the Illinois Independent Colleges and Universi403(b)

ILLINOIS INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN · SPRINGFIELD, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.19%

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

Governing Committee of the Illinois Independent Colleges and Universi reported $902,847 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.19% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,214 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 0.00% to 0.19%. 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 156th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 109th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.22 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 854 to 1,567 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$503,529,815
Participants with balances3,991
Active participants1,567
Employer contributions$5,035,796
Employee contributions$6,146,540
Employer contribution per active participant$3,214
Average account balance$126,166
Benefits paid to participants$41,774,404
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$503.5M · 3,991 accts · $5.0M emplr
2023$460.3M · 3,909 accts · $4.4M emplr
2022$204.5M · 2,085 accts · $184K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$902,847
Total administrative$902,847
Employer contributions to the Governing Committee of the Illinois Independent Colleges and Universi plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,214
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$3,214 per active participant
2023$2,891 per active participant
2022$216 per active participant

Governing Committee of the Illinois Independent Colleges and Universi's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 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 · 20247
MILLENNIUM ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. · Investment advisory (participants)$399,641
PLANPILOT, LLC · Contract administrator$195,053
TIAA-TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY · Contract administrator$152,123
PENTEGRA SERVICES, INC. · Plan administrator$83,429
SIKICH LLP · Accounting / audit$46,000
PRM CONSULTING · Contract administrator$14,062
RIGGS CNSLMN MICHAELS & DOWNES INC · Contract administrator$11,358

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$902,847 · 0.19%
2023$634,415 · 0.19%
2022$10,176 · 0.00%
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Midwestern University IL$507.7M · 0.03%
Bradley University IL$365.7M · 0.06%
Wheaton College IL$260.1M · 0.03%
Columbia College Chicago IL$233.0M · 0.06%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 200174619 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.