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The Foundation Schools403(b)

THE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · LARGO, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.04%

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

The Foundation Schools reported $9,766 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,072 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 0.03% to 0.04%. 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 the 489th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 1,334th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.14 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 156 to 172 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$28,197,913
Participants with balances380
Active participants172
Employer contributions$700,449
Employee contributions$612,643
Employer contribution per active participant$4,072
Average account balance$74,205
Benefits paid to participants$954,056
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$28.2M · 380 accts · $700K emplr
2023$25.0M · 369 accts · $639K emplr
2022$21.8M · 352 accts · $589K emplr
Employer contributions to the The Foundation Schools plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,072
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,072 per active participant
2023$3,783 per active participant
2022$3,774 per active participant

The Foundation Schools'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 · 20241
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC · Investment management$9,000

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$9,766 · 0.04%
2023$4,950 · 0.02%
2022$6,506 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 237425256 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.