Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Lowell School, Inc.403(b)

LOWELL SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.25%

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

Lowell School, Inc. reported $42,421 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,639 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 0.04% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in District of Columbia (346th of 618), and 1,636th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, the employer put in $1.11 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$18,673,143
Participants with balances287
Active participants126
Employer contributions$458,536
Employee contributions$411,811
Employer contribution per active participant$3,639
Average account balance$65,063
Benefits paid to participants$704,556
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorANDERSON, DAVIS & ASSOCIATES, CPA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0 · $422K emplr
2023$18.7M · 287 accts · $459K emplr
2022$15.7M · 281 accts · $442K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$35,696
Investment management$6,500
Total administrative$42,421
Employer contributions to the Lowell School, Inc. plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,639
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$3,639 per active participant
2022$3,509 per active participant

Lowell School, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$42,421 · 0.25%
2022$7,324 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521220544 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.