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State of the Art, Inc.Money purchase plan

STATE OF THE ART, INC. MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLAN · STATE COLLEGE, PA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.25%

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

State of the Art, Inc. reported $55,858 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,593 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 0.26%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 1,374th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 5,232nd of 13,661 in manufacturing.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,193,987
Participants with balances125
Active participants100
Employer contributions$759,296
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$7,593
Average account balance$193,552
Benefits paid to participants$679,925
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.2M · 130 accts · $729K emplr
2023$24.2M · 125 accts · $759K emplr
2022$20.4M · 120 accts · $705K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$32,338
Investment management$17,086
Trustee / custodial$6,434
Total administrative$55,858
Employer contributions to the State of the Art, Inc. plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$7,593
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$6,506 per active participant
2023$7,593 per active participant
2022$7,198 per active participant

State of the Art, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
NEWPORT GROUP, INC. · Contract administrator · Recordkeeping$32,338
PNC INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (plan)$17,086
NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY · Trustee$6,434

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Newport (Ascensus)
2023Newport (Ascensus)

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Administrative cost history3
2024$62,043 · 0.26%
2023$55,858 · 0.25%
2022$60,364 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 251202653 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.