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Newton Montessori School Inc. dba Wellan Montess403(b)

WELLAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL 403(B) PLAN · NEWTON, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.92%

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

Newton Montessori School Inc. dba Wellan Montess reported $39,613 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.92% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,985 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 rose from 0.06% to 0.92%. 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 Massachusetts (2,359th of 2,726), and 2,567th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.37 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,479,473
Participants with balances118
Active participants104
Employer contributions$206,425
Employee contributions$489,614
Employer contribution per active participant$1,985
Average account balance$37,962
Benefits paid to participants$869,862
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.5M · 118 accts · $206K emplr
2023$4.1M · 111 accts · $163K emplr
2022$3.4M · 100 accts · $109K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,622
Investment management$14,991
Total administrative$39,613
Employer contributions to the Newton Montessori School Inc. dba Wellan Montess plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,985
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,985 per active participant
2023$1,499 per active participant
2022$1,135 per active participant

Newton Montessori School Inc. dba Wellan Montess'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.

Service providers · 20245
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$14,941
ASCENSUS HOLDINTS DBA FUTUREPLAN AD · Contract administrator$354
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$50

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$39,613 · 0.92%
2023$9,070 · 0.24%
2022$2,035 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 205197160 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.