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Merakey USA403(b)

MERAKEY 403(B) PLAN · LAFAYETTE HILL, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.40%

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

Merakey USA reported $594,977 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.40% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $416 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 4 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.28% to 0.40%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is the 345th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 774th of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2024, employees put in $3.91 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 7,612 to 5,501 since 2020.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$155,287,399
Participants with balances3,395
Active participants5,501
Employer contributions$2,285,889
Employee contributions$8,947,038
Employer contribution per active participant$416
Average account balance$45,740
Benefits paid to participants$15,532,761
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorLOCKE & WELSH, L.P.
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$155.3M · 3,395 accts · $2.3M emplr
2023$140.4M · 3,409 accts · $2.3M emplr
2022$123.7M · 3,434 accts · $2.2M emplr
2020$132.9M · 3,485 accts · $2.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$511,308
Investment management$45,669
Audit (IQPA)$38,000
Total administrative$594,977
Employer contributions to the Merakey USA plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$416
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$416 per active participant
2023$370 per active participant
2022$307 per active participant
2020$283 per active participant

Merakey USA's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20245
LOCK & WELSH PC · Accounting / audit$38,000
CORNERSTONE ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEME · Investment advisory (plan)$36,948
NFP CORPORATE SERVICES (PA), INC. · Contract administrator$32,175
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$8,721

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

Administrative cost history4
2024$594,977 · 0.40%
2023$400,959 · 0.30%
2022$321,073 · 0.23%
2020$349,554 · 0.28%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 232175924 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.