Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Governing Board of the Mi Independent Colleges and Universities403(b)

MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 403(B) MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN · LANSING, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.34%

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

The Governing Board of the Mi Independent Colleges and Universities reported $1,093,660 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.34% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,918 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 0.36% to 0.34%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 98th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 173rd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.02 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,221 to 1,396 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$334,915,187
Participants with balances3,324
Active participants1,396
Employer contributions$4,073,691
Employee contributions$4,162,770
Employer contribution per active participant$2,918
Average account balance$100,757
Benefits paid to participants$32,278,029
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorPLANCHECK(S)CPA'S LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$334.9M · 3,324 accts · $4.1M emplr
2023$315.2M · 3,260 accts · $3.9M emplr
2022$287.7M · 3,259 accts · $3.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,091,059
Total administrative$1,093,660
Employer contributions to the The Governing Board of the Mi Independent Colleges and Universities plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,918
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$2,918 per active participant
2023$3,212 per active participant
2022$3,056 per active participant

The Governing Board of the Mi Independent Colleges and Universities's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 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 · 20246
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$100,979
MILLENNIUM ADVISORY SERVICES · Consulting$318,414
PLANPILOT · Investment advisory (plan)$111,878
PENTEGRA SERVICES, INC · Plan administrator$80,718
PLANCHEC(K) CPAS · Accounting / audit$15,100
PRM CONSULTING INC · Consulting$12,000

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$1,093,660 · 0.34%
2023$1,053,097 · 0.35%
2022$1,124,394 · 0.36%
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The Urban Institute DC$329.9M · 0.07%
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St. Olaf College MN$326.9M · 0.10%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 842495214 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.