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The Institute of Contemporary Art, Inc.403(b)

THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 403(B) DC PLAN · BOSTON, MA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.02%

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

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Inc. reported $2,154 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.02% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,783 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 0.00% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (1,777th of 2,726), and the 628th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2023, employees put in $1.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,497,810
Participants with balances155
Active participants162
Employer contributions$288,827
Employee contributions$368,383
Employer contribution per active participant$1,783
Average account balance$74,179
Benefits paid to participants$2,045,079
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJOHNSON,O'CONNOR,FERON&CARUCCI LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$10.9M · 157 accts · $321K emplr
2023$11.5M · 155 accts · $289K emplr
2022$11.3M · 156 accts · $273K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$2,154
Total administrative$2,154
Employer contributions to the The Institute of Contemporary Art, Inc. plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,783
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,670 per active participant
2023$1,783 per active participant
2022$1,739 per active participant

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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.

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Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
TIAA$2,155

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$15,048 · 0.13%
2023$2,154 · 0.02%
2022$259 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042104327 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.