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New Paradigm for Education401(k)

NEW PARADIGM FOR EDUCATION 401(K) PLAN · DETROIT, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.16%

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

New Paradigm for Education reported $54,333 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.16% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,016 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 2.11% to 1.16%. 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 Michigan (2,001st of 2,619), and 2,509th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 129 to 244 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,034,651
Participants with balances293
Active participants244
Employer contributions$247,790
Employee contributions$714,072
Employer contribution per active participant$1,016
Average account balance$17,183
Benefits paid to participants$694,815
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWILKERSON & ASSOCIATES
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.0M · 293 accts · $248K emplr
2023$4.4M · 263 accts · $296K emplr
2022$3.4M · 215 accts · $207K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$23,477
Investment management$30,856
Total administrative$54,333
The New Paradigm for Education 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,016
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,016 per active participant
2023$1,137 per active participant
2022$1,604 per active participant

New Paradigm for Education's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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.

Service providers · 20243
LPL FINANCIAL · Investment advisory (plan)$17,587
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$13,269

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$54,333 · 1.16%
2023$43,092 · 1.11%
2022$74,920 · 2.11%
Similar plansEducational Services · Michigan
Eton Academy MI$5.4M · 0.00%
Rochester University MI$4.7M · 0.41%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 272059007 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.