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The Governing Committee of the Section 403(B) Defined Contribution403(b)

SECTION 403(B) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FOR TAX-EXEMPT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN VIRGINIA · RICHMOND, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

The Governing Committee of the Section 403(B) Defined Contribution reported $3,110,588 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,253 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.265%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 40th-largest of 2,266 plans among Virginia employers on file, and the 40th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.00 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 5,192 to 6,105 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,283,763,729
Participants with balances11,712
Active participants6,105
Employer contributions$19,860,379
Employee contributions$19,872,666
Employer contribution per active participant$3,253
Average account balance$109,611
Benefits paid to participants$112,113,112
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.3B · 11,712 accts · $19.9M emplr
2023$1.1B · 11,163 accts · $17.7M emplr
2022$889.0M · 10,192 accts · $16.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,076,999
Audit (IQPA)$33,589
Total administrative$3,110,588
Employer contributions to the The Governing Committee of the Section 403(B) Defined Contribution plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,253
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$3,253 per active participant
2023$3,187 per active participant
2022$3,102 per active participant

The Governing Committee of the Section 403(B) Defined Contribution's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $5,259 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 · 202411
MILLENNIUM ADVISORY SERVICES, INC · Investment advisory (participants)$1,702,176
PENTEGRA SERVICES, INC · Plan administrator$366,697
TIAA · Contract administrator$356,958
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP · Investment advisory (plan)$196,855
RIGGS,COUNSELMAN,MICHAELS & DOWNES, · Insurance services$164,981
COUNCIL OF IND COLLEGES OF VA · Plan administrator$87,822
TROUTMAN SANDERS, LLP · Investment advisory (participants)$85,889
PRM CONSULTING · Investment advisory (participants)$76,800
CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN, LLP · Accounting / audit$39,165
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Accounting / audit$75

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$3,110,588 · 0.26%
2023$2,633,030 · 0.27%
2022$2,518,966 · 0.26%
Similar plansEducational Services · Virginia
Depaul University IL$1.5B · 0.02%
Brown University RI$1.5B · 0.01%
St. John's University NY$1.4B · 0.02%
American University DC$1.4B · 0.02%
Hofstra University NY$1.3B · 0.03%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 824833402 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.