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The Lutheran University Association, Inc403(b)

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN · VALPARAISO, IN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

The Lutheran University Association, Inc reported $464,174 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,279 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 0.11% to 0.20%. 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 68th-largest of 1,562 plans among Indiana employers on file, and the 242nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.35 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$236,208,637
Participants with balances2,071
Active participants761
Employer contributions$2,495,084
Employee contributions$3,378,164
Employer contribution per active participant$3,279
Average account balance$114,055
Benefits paid to participants$20,242,087
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$236.2M · 2,071 accts · $2.5M emplr
2023$224.7M · 2,120 accts · $2.4M emplr
2022$209.0M · 2,255 accts · $2.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$99,042
Investment management$53,229
Audit (IQPA)$79,600
Total administrative$464,174
Employer contributions to the The Lutheran University Association, Inc plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,279
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,279 per active participant
2023$3,145 per active participant
2022$2,898 per active participant

The Lutheran University Association, Inc'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 · 20243
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$104,271
FORVIS MAZARS, LLP · Accounting / audit$79,600
ONEDIGITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$48,000

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$464,174 · 0.20%
2023$239,693 · 0.11%
2022$257,183 · 0.11%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 350868125 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.