Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Norwood School, Inc.403(b)

NORWOOD SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · BETHESDA, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

The Norwood School, Inc. reported $26,950 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,910 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.07% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 329th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 443rd of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $1.18 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$48,414,844
Participants with balances377
Active participants126
Employer contributions$744,638
Employee contributions$882,063
Employer contribution per active participant$5,910
Average account balance$128,421
Benefits paid to participants$2,015,521
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorAPRIO LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$48.4M · 377 accts · $745K emplr
2023$44.2M · 382 accts · $704K emplr
2022$38.6M · 389 accts · $660K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,325
Audit (IQPA)$21,625
Total administrative$26,950
Employer contributions to the The Norwood School, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,910
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,910 per active participant
2023$5,629 per active participant
2022$5,368 per active participant

The Norwood School, Inc.'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 · 20242
APRIO LLP · Accounting / audit$21,625
PRM CONSULTING · Consulting$5,000

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$26,950 · 0.06%
2023$30,700 · 0.07%
2022Not separately reported
Similar plansOther Services · Maryland
Columbia Association, Inc. MD$58.6M · 0.08%
Global Communities MD$42.7M · 0.23%
The Chimes, Inc. MD$38.6M · 0.70%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520901098 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.