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The Independence School, Inc.403(b)

THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL, INC. 403(B) PLAN · NEWARK, DE · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.36%

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

The Independence School, Inc. reported $79,608 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,023 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 0.16% to 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 88th-largest of 242 plans among Delaware employers on file, and the 1,502nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.69 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 94 to 121 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,734,027
Participants with balances181
Active participants121
Employer contributions$244,838
Employee contributions$413,290
Employer contribution per active participant$2,023
Average account balance$125,602
Benefits paid to participants$2,140,683
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.7M · 181 accts · $245K emplr
2023$21.4M · 187 accts · $191K emplr
2022$18.9M · 165 accts · $182K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$78,608
Investment management$1,000
Total administrative$79,608
Employer contributions to the The Independence School, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,023
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,023 per active participant
2023$1,555 per active participant
2022$1,939 per active participant

The Independence School, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below 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.

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 · 20243
TIAA$37,510
BIDDLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (plan)$1,000

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$79,608 · 0.36%
2023$35,642 · 0.18%
2022$33,696 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510225189 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.