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National Public Radio, Inc.403(b)

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

National Public Radio, Inc. reported $395,669 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,466 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 0.098%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 29th-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 113th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $1.61 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$425,786,918
Participants with balances1,947
Active participants1,513
Employer contributions$8,270,330
Employee contributions$13,354,416
Employer contribution per active participant$5,466
Average account balance$218,689
Benefits paid to participants$27,697,733
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$425.8M · 1,947 accts · $8.3M emplr
2023$383.9M · 1,560 accts · $7.4M emplr
2022$396.2M · 2,024 accts · $7.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$311,864
Audit (IQPA)$57,088
Total administrative$395,669
Employer contributions to the National Public Radio, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,466
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$5,466 per active participant
2023$6,825 per active participant
2022$4,984 per active participant

National Public Radio, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$311,864
BDO USA, P.C. · Accounting / audit$57,088
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP · Legal$26,717

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$395,669 · 0.10%
2023$499,797 · 0.13%
2022$415,791 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520907625 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.