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President and Trustees of Bates College403(b)

BATES COLLEGE 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · LEWISTON, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

President and Trustees of Bates College reported $119,967 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,629 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 0.07%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 20th-largest of 354 plans among Maine employers on file, and the 314th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $3.26 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 946 to 1,045 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$176,623,613
Participants with balances1,852
Active participants1,045
Employer contributions$1,701,880
Employee contributions$5,550,412
Employer contribution per active participant$1,629
Average account balance$95,369
Benefits paid to participants$7,481,051
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$176.6M · 1,852 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$156.4M · 1,583 accts · $1.4M emplr
2022$135.3M · 1,577 accts · $1.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$80,029
Investment management$25,638
Audit (IQPA)$14,300
Total administrative$119,967
Employer contributions to the President and Trustees of Bates College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,629
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,629 per active participant
2023$1,362 per active participant
2022$1,396 per active participant

President and Trustees of Bates College's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$81,907
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$23,760
BDMP ASSURANCE, LLP · Accounting / audit$14,300

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$119,967 · 0.07%
2023$116,719 · 0.08%
2022$90,786 · 0.06%
All plans at this employer2
BATES COLLEGE 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
BATES COLLEGE MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLANMoney purchase plan
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010211781 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.