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McPherson College403(b)

MCPHERSON COLLEGE 403(B) PLAN · MCPHERSON, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.37%

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

McPherson College reported $83,591 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.37% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,694 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 0.23% to 0.37%. 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 273rd-largest of 828 plans among Kansas employers on file, and the 1,486th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $2.60 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,992,792
Participants with balances331
Active participants182
Employer contributions$854,334
Employee contributions$328,818
Employer contribution per active participant$4,694
Average account balance$69,465
Benefits paid to participants$3,415,568
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSWINDOLL, JANZEN, HAWK & LOYD, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$23.0M · 331 accts · $854K emplr
2023$22.4M · 345 accts · $794K emplr
2022$19.6M · 344 accts · $735K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$53,434
Investment management$30,157
Total administrative$83,591
Employer contributions to the McPherson College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,694
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,694 per active participant
2023$3,931 per active participant
2022$3,807 per active participant

McPherson College'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$53,434
MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$30,157

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$83,591 · 0.37%
2023$66,906 · 0.32%
2022$48,777 · 0.23%
Same employer
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Tabor College, Inc. KS$23.3M · 0.17%
Wichita Collegiate School KS$21.5M · 0.39%
Sterling College KS$13.3M · 0.26%
Rainbows United, Inc. KS$10.7M · 0.43%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 480543736 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.