Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Governing Committe of the Palmetto Association of Independent Scho403(b)

PALMETTO ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN · SPARTANBURG, SC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

The Governing Committe of the Palmetto Association of Independent Scho reported $76,066 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,527 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 rose from 0.02% to 0.08%. 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 60th-largest of 807 plans among South Carolina employers on file, and the 545th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.38 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$97,321,940
Participants with balances1,484
Active participants807
Employer contributions$2,039,275
Employee contributions$2,824,078
Employer contribution per active participant$2,527
Average account balance$65,581
Benefits paid to participants$7,281,014
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTHE HOBBS GROUP
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$97.3M · 1,484 accts · $2.0M emplr
2023$85.3M · 1,413 accts · $150K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$70,619
Audit (IQPA)$5,447
Total administrative$76,066
Employer contributions to the The Governing Committe of the Palmetto Association of Independent Scho plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,527
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,527 per active participant
2023$202 per active participant

The Governing Committe of the Palmetto Association of Independent Scho'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 · 20242
TIAA - TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUI · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$27,453
PENTEGRA SERVICES, INC · Plan administrator$43,681

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

Administrative cost history2
2024$76,066 · 0.08%
2023$18,012 · 0.02%
Similar plansEducational Services · South Carolina
Furman University SC$346.8M · 0.02%
Wofford College SC$108.6M · 0.02%
Bju, Inc. SC$86.8M · 0.27%
Porter-Gaud School SC$53.8M · 0.14%
Columbia College SC$52.7M · 0.12%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 933810313 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.