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The Advertising Council403(b)

THE 403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR THE ADVERTISING COUNCIL, INC. · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.21%

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

The Advertising Council reported $99,384 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.21% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,456 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 0.27% to 0.21%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 1,345th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 2,709th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.57 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$51,198,604
Participants with balances278
Active participants170
Employer contributions$1,097,550
Employee contributions$1,723,784
Employer contribution per active participant$6,456
Average account balance$184,168
Benefits paid to participants$696,472
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$51.2M · 278 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$43.1M · 269 accts · $979K emplr
2022$37.4M · 255 accts · $904K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$98,719
Total administrative$99,384
Employer contributions to the The Advertising Council plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,456
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,456 per active participant
2023$5,725 per active participant
2022$5,756 per active participant

The Advertising Council'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.

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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 · 20242
FIRST GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITYindirect comp

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$99,384 · 0.21%
2023$89,753 · 0.22%
2022$94,110 · 0.27%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 130417693 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.