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John Brown University403(b)

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY PENSION PLAN · SILOAM SPRINGS, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

John Brown University reported $111,193 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,325 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 0.16% to 0.18%. 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 63rd-largest of 456 plans among Arkansas employers on file, and the 768th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.12 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$63,702,328
Participants with balances716
Active participants392
Employer contributions$1,303,446
Employee contributions$1,166,037
Employer contribution per active participant$3,325
Average account balance$88,970
Benefits paid to participants$3,840,895
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCAPIN CROUSE
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$63.7M · 716 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$57.4M · 697 accts · $1.3M emplr
2022$50.8M · 699 accts · $1.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$111,193
Total administrative$111,193
Employer contributions to the John Brown University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,325
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,325 per active participant
2023$3,092 per active participant
2022$3,057 per active participant

John Brown University's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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.

Service providers · 20242
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Insurance broker$71,555
BOKF, NA · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$39,039

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$111,193 · 0.18%
2023$107,986 · 0.20%
2022$90,701 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 710239576 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.