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Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityMoney purchase plan

MBKU 401(A) RETIREMENT PLAN · FULLERTON, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.19%

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

Marshall B. Ketchum University reported $54,059 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.19% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,123 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 0.21% to 0.19%. 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 2,633rd-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 1,276th of 3,091 in educational services. active participation has shrunk from 239 to 214 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$30,629,206
Participants with balances271
Active participants214
Employer contributions$1,310,248
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$6,123
Average account balance$113,023
Benefits paid to participants$1,197,400
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$30.6M · 271 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$26.6M · 268 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$23.4M · 305 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$42,853
Investment management$11,206
Total administrative$54,059
Employer contributions to the Marshall B. Ketchum University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,123
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,123 per active participant
2023$7,813 per active participant
2022$7,219 per active participant

Marshall B. Ketchum University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$42,853
BENEFIT FUNDING SERVICES GROUP · Consulting$11,206

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$54,059 · 0.19%
2023$54,338 · 0.22%
2022$51,999 · 0.21%
All plans at this employer2
MBKU 401(A) RETIREMENT PLANMoney purchase plan
MBKU 403(B) VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 951644593 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.