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The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment403(b)

THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND ENVIRONMENT DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · SEATTLE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.31%

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

The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment reported $98,831 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.31% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,756 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 0.23% to 0.31%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 489th-largest of 1,714 plans among Washington employers on file, and the 1,212th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.98 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$33,226,061
Participants with balances294
Active participants140
Employer contributions$525,783
Employee contributions$1,039,111
Employer contribution per active participant$3,756
Average account balance$113,014
Benefits paid to participants$2,062,621
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$33.2M · 294 accts · $526K emplr
2023$30.1M · 297 accts · $543K emplr
2022$25.7M · 302 accts · $477K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$57,831
Investment management$23,325
Audit (IQPA)$17,675
Total administrative$98,831
Employer contributions to the The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,756
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,756 per active participant
2023$3,878 per active participant
2022$3,338 per active participant

The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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$57,831
MULTNOMAH GROUP, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$23,325
CLARK NUBER PS · Accounting / audit$17,675

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$98,831 · 0.31%
2023$83,270 · 0.30%
2022$62,727 · 0.23%
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Annie Wright Schools WA$30.7M · 0.14%
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Dreambox Learning, Inc. WA$24.0M · 0.40%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 911061146 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.