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Spelman College403(b)

SPELMAN COLLEGE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · ATLANTA, GA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Spelman College reported $47,212 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,577 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 0.04% to 0.05%. 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 272nd-largest of 2,160 plans among Georgia employers on file, and the 515th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.35 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$102,030,620
Participants with balances1,374
Active participants732
Employer contributions$2,618,618
Employee contributions$1,938,155
Employer contribution per active participant$3,577
Average account balance$74,258
Benefits paid to participants$5,468,700
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$102.0M · 1,374 accts · $2.6M emplr
2023$93.1M · 1,325 accts · $2.5M emplr
2022$81.9M · 1,290 accts · $2.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$47,212
Total administrative$47,212
Employer contributions to the Spelman College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,577
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,577 per active participant
2023$3,344 per active participant
2022$3,544 per active participant

Spelman College's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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.

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 · 20241
TIAA - TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUI · Plan administrator · Investment advisory (participants)$47,212

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$47,212 · 0.05%
2023$41,225 · 0.05%
2022$35,906 · 0.04%
All plans at this employer2
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SPELMAN COLLEGE TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 580566243 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.