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Houston Ballet Foundation403(b)

HOUSTON BALLET FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN · HOUSTON, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.19%

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

Houston Ballet Foundation reported $39,558 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.19% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,702 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 0.26% to 0.19%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 1,848th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 383rd of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $1.15 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,966,081
Participants with balances398
Active participants478
Employer contributions$813,738
Employee contributions$935,583
Employer contribution per active participant$1,702
Average account balance$57,704
Benefits paid to participants$1,097,179
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$23.0M · 398 accts · $814K emplr
2023$19.7M · 396 accts · $645K emplr
2022$17.5M · 378 accts · $742K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$39,558
Total administrative$39,558
Employer contributions to the Houston Ballet Foundation plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,702
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,702 per active participant
2023$1,431 per active participant
2022$1,609 per active participant

Houston Ballet Foundation's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20242
VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES CO. · Custodial (securities) · Investment advisory (participants)$39,156
VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO. · Custodial (securities) · Investment advisory (participants)$403

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$39,558 · 0.19%
2023$34,841 · 0.19%
2022$43,696 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 741394920 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.