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National Academy of SciencesMoney purchase plan

NAS PRIMARY RETIREMENT PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

National Academy of Sciences reported $275,213 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,069 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.072%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 31st-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 441st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. active participation has grown from 1,056 to 1,202 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$398,240,238
Participants with balances3,164
Active participants1,202
Employer contributions$15,709,138
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$13,069
Average account balance$125,866
Benefits paid to participants$22,885,498
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$398.2M · 3,164 accts · $15.7M emplr
2023$366.6M · 3,165 accts · $14.8M emplr
2022$326.3M · 3,050 accts · $13.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$275,213
Total administrative$275,213
Employer contributions to the National Academy of Sciences plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,069
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$13,069 per active participant
2023$12,336 per active participant
2022$12,853 per active participant

National Academy of Sciences's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping$172,600
CAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Consulting$50,625
GROOM LAW GROUP · Legal$30,988
GRANT THORNTON LLP · Accounting / audit$17,500

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$275,213 · 0.07%
2023$268,416 · 0.08%
2022$257,865 · 0.07%
All plans at this employer2
NAS PRIMARY RETIREMENT PLANMoney purchase plan
NAS SALARY REDUCTION CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530196932 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.