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Spartanburg Methodist College403(b)

SPARTANBURG METHODIST COLLEGE DC PLAN · SPARTANBURG, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.39%

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

Spartanburg Methodist College reported $51,606 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.39% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,212 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 0.22% to 0.16%. 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 350th-largest of 807 plans among South Carolina employers on file, and 1,856th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,022,951
Participants with balances302
Active participants162
Employer contributions$196,271
Employee contributions$303,762
Employer contribution per active participant$1,212
Average account balance$46,434
Benefits paid to participants$1,681,451
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.6M · 326 accts · $200K emplr
2023$14.0M · 302 accts · $196K emplr
2022$12.8M · 283 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$10,441
Investment management$41,165
Total administrative$51,606
Employer contributions to the Spartanburg Methodist College plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,212
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$730 per active participant
2023$1,212 per active participant

Spartanburg Methodist College'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 · 20233
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$10,441
CAPITAL ASSET ADVISORY SVCS · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$34,404
FLEXPATH STRATEGIES, LLC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$6,761

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, USI Consulting
2023TIAA

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Spartanburg Methodist College before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$22,621 · 0.16%
2023$51,606 · 0.39%
2022$27,839 · 0.22%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570314415 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.