Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Sonoma Academy403(b)

SONOMA ACADEMY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · SANTA ROSA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

Sonoma Academy reported $46,366 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,913 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 3,718th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 1,615th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.18 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$19,354,337
Participants with balances135
Active participants94
Employer contributions$649,839
Employee contributions$769,542
Employer contribution per active participant$6,913
Average account balance$143,365
Benefits paid to participants$2,241,740
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHOOD & STRONG
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.4M · 135 accts · $650K emplr
2023$18.0M · 139 accts · $496K emplr
2022$14.8M · 136 accts · $549K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$46,366
Total administrative$46,366
Employer contributions to the Sonoma Academy plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,913
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,913 per active participant
2023$4,767 per active participant
2022$5,280 per active participant

Sonoma Academy's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
THREE BELL CAPITAL LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$30,140
EMPOWER$15,662
TIAA$15

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$46,366 · 0.25%
2023$38,481 · 0.23%
2022$32,282 · 0.24%
Similar plansEducational Services · California
Mayfield Senior School CA$20.2M · 0.14%
Udacity CA$20.0M · 0.03%
Hillbrook School CA$19.5M · 0.21%
Drew School CA$18.8M · 0.02%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 943343174 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.