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The Wheeler School403(b)

THE WHEELER SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · PROVIDENCE, RI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

The Wheeler School reported $73,791 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,302 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 0.02% to 0.11%. 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 55th-largest of 286 plans among Rhode Island employers on file, and the 708th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.27 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$70,345,858
Participants with balances423
Active participants220
Employer contributions$1,166,387
Employee contributions$1,485,410
Employer contribution per active participant$5,302
Average account balance$166,302
Benefits paid to participants$4,822,413
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$70.3M · 423 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$64.8M · 439 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$57.9M · 437 accts · $836K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$42,622
Audit (IQPA)$31,169
Total administrative$73,791
Employer contributions to the The Wheeler School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,302
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$5,302 per active participant
2023$4,949 per active participant
2022$3,889 per active participant

The Wheeler School's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$31,169
PENTEGRA SERVICES, INC · Plan administrator$26,390
TIAA$16,232

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$73,791 · 0.11%
2023$40,586 · 0.07%
2022$14,339 · 0.02%
Same employer
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Bryant University RI$343.6M · 0.02%
Salve Regina University RI$129.1M · 0.11%
St. George's School RI$58.8M · 0.04%
Lincoln School RI$31.5M · 0.15%
The Gordon School RI$22.8M · 0.23%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 050259101 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.