Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.401(k)

U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL 401(K) PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.19%

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

U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. reported $101,641 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.19% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,735 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.26% to 0.19%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 605 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 142nd-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 807th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2025, employees put in $2.79 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 210 to 283 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$59,661,176
Participants with balances356
Active participants283
Employer contributions$1,056,930
Employee contributions$2,945,205
Employer contribution per active participant$3,735
Average account balance$167,588
Benefits paid to participants$3,173,187
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$59.7M · 356 accts · $1.1M emplr
2024$49.2M · 328 accts · $895K emplr
2023$41.5M · 325 accts · $764K emplr
2022$33.8M · 304 accts · $698K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$101,641
Total administrative$101,641
The U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$3,735
Median for plans this size$4,093
2025$3,735 per active participant
2024$3,366 per active participant
2023$3,170 per active participant
2022$3,322 per active participant

U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s 2025 employer contribution ran below the $4,093 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20254
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$110,691
ASCENSUS · Contract administrator · Other services$750
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MGMT · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$101,641 · 0.19%
2024$92,792 · 0.20%
2023$88,127 · 0.23%
2022$97,386 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521822816 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.