Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Children's Hospital of Alabama401(k)

CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA 401(K) PLAN · BIRMINGHAM, AL · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.08%

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

The Children's Hospital of Alabama reported $543,170 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.08% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,129 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 0.07% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 230 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is the 10th-largest of 902 plans among Alabama employers on file, and the 254th of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2025, employees put in $2.43 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 5,230 to 5,868 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$722,214,095
Participants with balances7,154
Active participants5,868
Employer contributions$12,495,876
Employee contributions$30,318,934
Employer contribution per active participant$2,129
Average account balance$100,952
Benefits paid to participants$57,258,561
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$722.2M · 7,154 accts · $12.5M emplr
2024$618.0M · 6,850 accts · $12.2M emplr
2023$544.4M · 6,565 accts · $11.6M emplr
2022$456.9M · 6,449 accts · $10.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$324,365
Investment management$132,361
Total administrative$543,170
The The Children's Hospital of Alabama 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$2,129
Median for plans this size$4,295
2025$2,129 per active participant
2024$2,185 per active participant
2023$2,148 per active participant
2022$2,036 per active participant

The Children's Hospital of Alabama's 2025 employer contribution ran below the $4,295 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20253
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$380,492
CAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$86,444
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$76,582

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$543,170 · 0.08%
2024$511,746 · 0.09%
2023$351,686 · 0.07%
2022Not separately reported
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 630307306 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.