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The Franklin School of Innovation, Inc.401(k)

FRANKLIN 401(K) PLAN · ASHEVILLE, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.34%

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

The Franklin School of Innovation, Inc. reported $5,218 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.34% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,664 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.44% to 0.34%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,800th of 2,005), and 2,890th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.54 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,782,893
Participants with balances139
Active participants73
Employer contributions$121,463
Employee contributions$186,766
Employer contribution per active participant$1,664
Average account balance$12,827
Benefits paid to participants$104,934
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTHOMAS, JUDY & TUCKER, PA
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$1.8M · 139 accts · $121K emplr
2022$1.3M · 129 accts · $110K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,218
Total administrative$5,218
The The Franklin School of Innovation, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,664
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$1,664 per active participant
2022$1,485 per active participant

The Franklin School of Innovation, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
ASCENSUS LLC · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$5,218

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$5,218 · 0.34%
2022$5,136 · 0.44%
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Gaston Day School, Inc. NC$2.4M · 0.59%
Wayne Preparatory Academy NC$542K · 0.26%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 461548530 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.