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Hope College403(b)

HOPE COLLEGE INVEST PLAN · HOLLAND, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

Hope College reported $206,615 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,554 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 0.29% to 0.10%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 146th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 269th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.21 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$207,455,157
Participants with balances1,242
Active participants1,101
Employer contributions$5,013,795
Employee contributions$4,146,646
Employer contribution per active participant$4,554
Average account balance$167,033
Benefits paid to participants$20,966,899
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$207.5M · 1,242 accts · $5.0M emplr
2023$195.6M · 1,228 accts · $4.7M emplr
2022$181.5M · 1,231 accts · $4.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$145,615
Investment management$50,000
Audit (IQPA)$11,000
Total administrative$206,615
Employer contributions to the Hope College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,554
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,554 per active participant
2023$4,636 per active participant
2022$4,434 per active participant

Hope College's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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.

Administrative cost history3
2024$206,615 · 0.10%
2023$154,141 · 0.08%
2022$580,537 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381381271 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.