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Optical Society of America403(b)

OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

Optical Society of America reported $97,579 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $12,367 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 0.08% to 0.15%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 123rd-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 309th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.52 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 125 to 141 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$67,433,447
Participants with balances380
Active participants141
Employer contributions$1,743,743
Employee contributions$1,148,306
Employer contribution per active participant$12,367
Average account balance$177,456
Benefits paid to participants$2,604,214
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$67.4M · 380 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$58.6M · 386 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$48.5M · 376 accts · $1.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,183
Investment management$6,500
Audit (IQPA)$34,896
Total administrative$97,579
Employer contributions to the Optical Society of America plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$12,367
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$12,367 per active participant
2023$11,743 per active participant
2022$11,208 per active participant

Optical Society of America's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
TIAA · Contract administrator$56,183
BDO USA, P.C. · Accounting / audit$34,896
TOWNELEY CAPITAL MGMT INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$6,500

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$97,579 · 0.15%
2023$67,238 · 0.13%
2022$44,266 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530259696 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.