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Monarch403(b)

MONARCH 403(B) PLAN · ALBEMARLE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.21%

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

Monarch reported $27,921 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.21% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $257 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 0.34% to 0.21%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 899th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,318th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $3.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,557,660
Participants with balances2,349
Active participants1,716
Employer contributions$440,328
Employee contributions$1,581,374
Employer contribution per active participant$257
Average account balance$6,197
Benefits paid to participants$919,645
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDAVIDSON HOLLAND WHITESELL & CO
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.6M · 2,349 accts · $440K emplr
2023$11.9M · 1,873 accts
2022$11.2M · 1,767 accts
Employer contributions to the Monarch plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$257
Median for plans this size$2,416

Monarch's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20241
STANLEY BENEFIT SERVICES INC · Trustee$27,921

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$27,921 · 0.21%
2023$26,485 · 0.23%
2022$40,034 · 0.34%
Similar plansOther Services · North Carolina
Cfsc Shared Services LLC NC$16.2M · 0.45%
Credible Labs, Inc. NC$14.9M · 0.02%
Boon Edam, Inc. NC$14.5M · 0.04%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561326126 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.