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Norfolk Christian Schools403(b)

NORFOLK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · NORFOLK, VA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.92%

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

Norfolk Christian Schools reported $34,188 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.92% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $515 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 1.26% to 0.96%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (1,929th of 2,266), and 2,630th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $3.51 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 171 to 135 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,841,604
Participants with balances107
Active participants135
Employer contributions$69,548
Employee contributions$244,444
Employer contribution per active participant$515
Average account balance$35,903
Benefits paid to participants$420,547
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWALL EINHORN & CHERNITZER, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.4M · 108 accts · $62K emplr
2023$3.8M · 107 accts · $70K emplr
2022$3.6M · 121 accts · $70K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,188
Total administrative$34,188
Employer contributions to the Norfolk Christian Schools plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$515
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$286 per active participant
2023$515 per active participant
2022$408 per active participant

Norfolk Christian Schools's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$34,187
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVIS · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$35,022 · 0.96%
2023$34,188 · 0.92%
2022$42,368 · 1.26%
Similar plansEducational Services · Virginia
Straighterline, Inc. VA$3.8M · 0.68%
Carlisle School VA$3.1M · 0.02%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 540573503 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.