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New Castle County Head Start, Inc.403(b)

NEW CASTLE COUNTY HEAD START, INC. 403(B) PLAN · NEWARK, DE · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

New Castle County Head Start, Inc. reported $5,771 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,759 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 0.30% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Delaware (214th of 242), and 2,779th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $3.25 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,648,016
Participants with balances217
Active participants217
Employer contributions$381,716
Employee contributions$117,299
Employer contribution per active participant$1,759
Average account balance$12,203
Benefits paid to participants$93,425
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorWHISMAN, GIORDANO & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.6M · 217 accts · $382K emplr
2023$2.0M · 216 accts · $153K emplr
2022$1.8M · 204 accts · $195K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,761
Total administrative$5,771
Employer contributions to the New Castle County Head Start, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,759
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,759 per active participant
2023$711 per active participant
2022$954 per active participant

New Castle County Head Start, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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.

Administrative cost history3
2024$5,771 · 0.25%
2023$5,541 · 0.29%
2022$5,050 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510191916 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.