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Maine College of Art and Design403(b)

MAINE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN 403(B) PLAN · PORTLAND, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Maine College of Art and Design reported $24,909 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,115 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 0.12% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 171st-largest of 354 plans among Maine employers on file, and 1,752nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.66 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,241,857
Participants with balances221
Active participants93
Employer contributions$289,702
Employee contributions$479,933
Employer contribution per active participant$3,115
Average account balance$73,493
Benefits paid to participants$992,468
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWIPFLI LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.2M · 221 accts · $290K emplr
2023$14.5M · 216 accts · $270K emplr
2022$12.7M · 216 accts · $230K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,909
Total administrative$24,909
Employer contributions to the Maine College of Art and Design plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,115
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,115 per active participant
2023$2,938 per active participant
2022$2,531 per active participant

Maine College of Art and Design's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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.

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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 · 20241
TIAA · Contract administrator$24,909

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$24,909 · 0.16%
2023$18,812 · 0.14%
2022$16,193 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010378758 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.