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The Taft School403(b)

THE TAFT SCHOOL 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · WATERTOWN, CT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

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

The Taft School reported $103,327 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,387 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 0.07% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 163rd-largest of 1,106 plans among Connecticut employers on file, and the 448th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.10 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$120,905,235
Participants with balances609
Active participants258
Employer contributions$1,647,937
Employee contributions$1,818,412
Employer contribution per active participant$6,387
Average account balance$198,531
Benefits paid to participants$13,483,047
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$120.9M · 609 accts · $1.6M emplr
2023$117.7M · 603 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$105.9M · 592 accts · $1.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$103,327
Total administrative$103,327
Employer contributions to the The Taft School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,387
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$6,387 per active participant
2023$5,622 per active participant
2022$5,616 per active participant

The Taft School's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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
FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$43,093
THE ANGELL PENSION GROUP, INC · Contract administrator$11,608

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$103,327 · 0.09%
2023$98,919 · 0.09%
2022$77,455 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 060646921 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.