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The Bement School403(b)

BEMENT SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION 403(B) PLAN · DEERFIELD, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.28%

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

The Bement School reported $34,443 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.28% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,610 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.

The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (1,680th of 2,726), and 1,934th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.78 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,665,896
Participants with balances147
Active participants74
Employer contributions$193,151
Employee contributions$343,988
Employer contribution per active participant$2,610
Average account balance$86,163
Benefits paid to participants$848,392
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWHITTLESEY FORWARD ADVISING
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,443
Total administrative$34,443
Employer contributions to the The Bement School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,610
Median for plans this size$2,416

The Bement School's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20242
TWELVE POINTS WEALTH MGMT$25,882
TIAA · Investment advisory (participants)$9,204

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

Administrative cost history1
2024$34,443 · 0.28%
Similar plansEducational Services · Massachusetts
Winchendon School MA$15.7M · 0.08%
Cape Cod Academy MA$13.8M · 0.21%
Walker, Inc. MA$13.7M · 0.18%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042234135 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.