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The Franklin Institute401(k)

THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLN · PHILADELPHIA, PA · 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 Franklin Institute reported $8,647 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,586 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 arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 1,508th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 419th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $1.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 127 to 156 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,746,933
Participants with balances246
Active participants156
Employer contributions$559,467
Employee contributions$627,633
Employer contribution per active participant$3,586
Average account balance$84,337
Benefits paid to participants$794,883
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTAIT, WELLER, & BAKER LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.7M · 246 accts · $559K emplr
2023$18.0M · 240 accts · $521K emplr
2022$15.1M · 310 accts · $398K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$8,647
Total administrative$8,647
The The Franklin Institute 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,586
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,586 per active participant
2023$3,779 per active participant
2022$3,137 per active participant

The Franklin Institute'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.

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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
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$8,647

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$8,647 · 0.04%
2023$19,568 · 0.12%
2022$4,542 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 231370501 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.