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The Santa Fe Opera403(b)

THE SANTA FE OPERA'S RETIREMENT PLAN · SANTA FE, NM · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.33%

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

The Santa Fe Opera reported $28,467 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.33% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,393 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 0.31% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 145th-largest of 290 plans among New Mexico employers on file, and 706th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $3.07 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 99 to 125 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,258,999
Participants with balances93
Active participants125
Employer contributions$174,173
Employee contributions$534,045
Employer contribution per active participant$1,393
Average account balance$99,559
Benefits paid to participants$612,614
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.3M · 93 accts · $174K emplr
2023$8.1M · 99 accts · $171K emplr
2022$7.0M · 82 accts · $180K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$28,467
Total administrative$28,467
Employer contributions to the The Santa Fe Opera plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,393
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,393 per active participant
2023$1,488 per active participant
2022$1,815 per active participant

The Santa Fe Opera's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20241
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$27,147

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$28,467 · 0.33%
2023$24,602 · 0.33%
2022$23,567 · 0.31%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 850131810 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.