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Science 37, Inc.401(k)

SCIENCE 37, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CULVER CITY, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.57%

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

Science 37, Inc. reported $109,541 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.57% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,272 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 6 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 1.22% to 1.12%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 3,584th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 5,476th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $3.25 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 161 to 301 since 2018.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,381,612
Participants with balances442
Active participants301
Employer contributions$984,797
Employee contributions$3,202,357
Employer contribution per active participant$3,272
Average account balance$46,112
Benefits paid to participants$5,266,746
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGGF, LLP
Plan history6
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12K · 2 accts · $102K emplr
2023$20.4M · 442 accts · $985K emplr
2022$17.8M · 513 accts · $1.7M emplr
2020$8.7M · 245 accts · $450K emplr
2019$6.4M · 183 accts · $410K emplr
2018$4.0M · 176 accts · $549K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$109,541
Total administrative$109,541
The Science 37, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,272
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$455 per active participant
2023$3,272 per active participant
2022$3,765 per active participant
2020$1,737 per active participant
2019$2,790 per active participant

Science 37, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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.

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Service providers · 20231
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS. COMP. · Recordkeeping$5,846

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history6
2024$114,358 · 1.12%
2023$109,541 · 0.57%
2022$99,158 · 0.60%
2020$77,268 · 1.03%
2019$60,299 · 1.17%
2018$35,482 · 1.22%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 471784711 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.