Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Partnership for Children of Essex403(b)

PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF ESSEX 403B PLAN · BLOOMFIELD, NJ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.95%

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

Partnership for Children of Essex reported $49,488 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.95% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,709 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 1.05% to 0.95%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New Jersey (1,827th of 2,419), and 7,505th of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2024, the employer put in $1.06 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 130 to 164 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,736,532
Participants with balances243
Active participants164
Employer contributions$444,250
Employee contributions$418,468
Employer contribution per active participant$2,709
Average account balance$23,607
Benefits paid to participants$366,237
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCULLARI CARRICO, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.7M · 243 accts · $444K emplr
2023$4.7M · 244 accts · $386K emplr
2022$4.1M · 222 accts · $295K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$48,297
Investment management$1,191
Total administrative$49,488
The Partnership for Children of Essex 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,709
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,709 per active participant
2023$2,542 per active participant
2022$2,267 per active participant

Partnership for Children of Essex's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$35,740
INTAC ACTUARIAL SERVICES, INC. · Contract administrator · Investment advisory (plan)$13,750
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
OSIAC WEALTH, INC. · 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$49,488 · 0.95%
2023$38,176 · 0.87%
2022$39,413 · 1.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 371478115 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.