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The Mariners' Museum403(b)

THE MARINERS' MUSEUM 403(B) PLAN · NEWPORT NEWS, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.95%

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

The Mariners' Museum reported $60,663 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.95% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,865 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 0.64% to 0.95%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (1,674th of 2,266), and 2,044th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $2.61 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 101 to 118 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,826,090
Participants with balances141
Active participants118
Employer contributions$220,110
Employee contributions$573,486
Employer contribution per active participant$1,865
Average account balance$48,412
Benefits paid to participants$849,771
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.8M · 141 accts · $220K emplr
2023$5.9M · 141 accts · $180K emplr
2022$5.0M · 122 accts · $170K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$60,663
Total administrative$60,663
Employer contributions to the The Mariners' Museum plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,865
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,865 per active participant
2023$1,524 per active participant
2022$1,681 per active participant

The Mariners' Museum's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$45,213
BROWN EDWARDS · Accounting / audit$15,450
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · 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$60,663 · 0.95%
2023$54,849 · 1.01%
2022$33,903 · 0.64%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 540541801 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.