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The Population Council, Inc.403(b)

RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE POPULATION COUNCIL, INC. · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

The Population Council, Inc. reported $242,655 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,559 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 0.09% to 0.11%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 413th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 696th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.39 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has shrunk from 246 to 208 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$232,654,216
Participants with balances898
Active participants208
Employer contributions$1,780,181
Employee contributions$1,282,339
Employer contribution per active participant$8,559
Average account balance$259,080
Benefits paid to participants$15,207,308
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$232.7M · 898 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$218.1M · 921 accts · $2.0M emplr
2022$197.0M · 944 accts · $1.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$107,484
Investment management$66,875
Audit (IQPA)$34,250
Total administrative$242,655
Employer contributions to the The Population Council, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,559
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$8,559 per active participant
2023$8,283 per active participant
2022$7,665 per active participant

The Population Council, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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 · 20245
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$107,484
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP · Investment management$66,875
BDO USA, P.C. · Accounting / audit$34,250
ROPES & GRAY LLP · Legal$17,823

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$242,655 · 0.11%
2023$172,658 · 0.08%
2022$200,297 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 131687001 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.