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Spalding University403(b)

SPALDING UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · LOUISVILLE, KY · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.20%

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

Spalding University reported $86,149 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.20% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,024 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 0.19% to 0.24%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 166th-largest of 871 plans among Kentucky employers on file, and the 1,028th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.79 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 436 to 613 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$42,882,296
Participants with balances599
Active participants613
Employer contributions$627,560
Employee contributions$1,125,935
Employer contribution per active participant$1,024
Average account balance$71,590
Benefits paid to participants$7,332,235
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$32.5M · 357 accts · $486K emplr
2023$42.9M · 599 accts · $628K emplr
2022$41.7M · 392 accts · $640K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$71,149
Investment management$15,000
Total administrative$86,149
Employer contributions to the Spalding University plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,024
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,079 per active participant
2023$1,024 per active participant
2022$1,468 per active participant

Spalding University's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$71,149
ROBERT W BAIRD & CO, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$15,000

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024The Standard
2023The Standard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$90,583 · 0.24%
2023$86,149 · 0.20%
2022$90,787 · 0.19%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 610444780 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.