Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Columbus Academy403(b)

THE COLUMBUS ACADEMY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · GAHANNA, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.03%

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

The Columbus Academy reported $27,243 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.03% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,619 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 0.00% to 0.03%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 420th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 606th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.21 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$86,766,915
Participants with balances465
Active participants400
Employer contributions$1,447,434
Employee contributions$1,744,187
Employer contribution per active participant$3,619
Average account balance$186,596
Benefits paid to participants$4,727,336
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$86.8M · 465 accts · $1.4M emplr
2023$79.9M · 450 accts · $1.4M emplr
2022$70.8M · 440 accts · $1.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,243
Total administrative$27,243
Employer contributions to the The Columbus Academy plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,619
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,619 per active participant
2023$3,296 per active participant
2022$3,265 per active participant

The Columbus Academy's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20241
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$27,243

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$27,243 · 0.03%
2023$2,121 · 0.00%
2022$150 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 314379445 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.