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The Pennington School403(b)

THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · PENNINGTON, NJ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.17%

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

The Pennington School reported $76,305 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.17% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,163 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 rose from 0.15% to 0.17%. 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 591st-largest of 2,419 plans among New Jersey employers on file, and the 951st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.38 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$47,567,143
Participants with balances411
Active participants180
Employer contributions$929,413
Employee contributions$1,286,738
Employer contribution per active participant$5,163
Average account balance$115,735
Benefits paid to participants$3,211,786
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$47.6M · 411 accts · $929K emplr
2023$43.1M · 409 accts · $886K emplr
2022$38.4M · 407 accts · $789K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$76,305
Total administrative$76,305
Employer contributions to the The Pennington School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,163
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,163 per active participant
2023$4,518 per active participant
2022$4,264 per active participant

The Pennington School'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
FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, LLC$41,753
TIAA CREF$34,552

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$76,305 · 0.17%
2023$60,040 · 0.15%
2022Not separately reported
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 210635004 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.