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The Musical Arts Association403(b)

THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · CLEVELAND, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

The Musical Arts Association reported $65,329 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,547 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 fell from 0.39% to 0.18%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 834th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 271st of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, the employer put in $1.85 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$36,941,077
Participants with balances252
Active participants218
Employer contributions$1,863,203
Employee contributions$1,007,195
Employer contribution per active participant$8,547
Average account balance$146,592
Benefits paid to participants$3,663,798
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRSM US LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$36.9M · 252 accts · $1.9M emplr
2023$33.8M · 267 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$29.7M · 259 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$65,329
Total administrative$65,329
Employer contributions to the The Musical Arts Association plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,547
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$8,547 per active participant
2023$7,610 per active participant
2022$8,500 per active participant

The Musical Arts Association's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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$57,358
EMPOWER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. · Securities brokerage$175
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS 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$65,329 · 0.18%
2023$124,761 · 0.39%
2022$126,096 · 0.39%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 340714468 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.