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The Institute for Effective Education403(b)

THE INSTITUTE FOR EFFECTIVE EDUCATION 403(B) PLAN · SAN DIEGO, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.03%

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

The Institute for Effective Education reported $51,149 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.03% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,181 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 0.97% to 1.03%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (6,847th of 9,483), and 2,473rd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.85 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 330 to 237 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,479,724
Participants with balances241
Active participants237
Employer contributions$279,874
Employee contributions$518,190
Employer contribution per active participant$1,181
Average account balance$22,737
Benefits paid to participants$262,805
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.5M · 241 accts · $280K emplr
2023$4.5M · 212 accts · $245K emplr
2022$3.3M · 211 accts · $218K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$51,149
Total administrative$51,149
Employer contributions to the The Institute for Effective Education plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,181
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,181 per active participant
2023$1,100 per active participant
2022$659 per active participant

The Institute for Effective Education's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$51,149
401(K) ADVISORS INC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$51,149 · 1.03%
2023$42,015 · 1.09%
2022$27,640 · 0.97%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 952773236 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.