Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Cleveland Foundation403(b)

THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN · CLEVELAND, OH · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.48%

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

The Cleveland Foundation reported $106,385 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.48% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $9,740 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 0.50% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 1,157th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 907th of 3,341 in other services. In 2023, employees put in $1.15 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,046,619
Participants with balances114
Active participants81
Employer contributions$788,933
Employee contributions$905,897
Employer contribution per active participant$9,740
Average account balance$210,935
Benefits paid to participants$1,949,157
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.2M · 114 accts · $776K emplr
2023$24.0M · 114 accts · $789K emplr
2022$20.6M · 136 accts · $782K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$59,286
Investment management$47,099
Total administrative$106,385
Employer contributions to the The Cleveland Foundation plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$9,740
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$9,243 per active participant
2023$9,740 per active participant
2022$9,310 per active participant

The Cleveland Foundation'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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$59,046
PEAK WEALTH SOLUTIONS · Investment advisory (plan)$47,099

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$103,616 · 0.45%
2023$106,385 · 0.48%
2022$112,084 · 0.50%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 340714588 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.