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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research403(b)

W.E. UPJOHN INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH 403(B) DC PLAN · KALAMAZOO, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research reported $64,162 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,881 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 fell from 0.17% to 0.13%. 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 514th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 906th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.19 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$50,293,050
Participants with balances198
Active participants111
Employer contributions$985,820
Employee contributions$827,147
Employer contribution per active participant$8,881
Average account balance$254,005
Benefits paid to participants$3,468,661
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$50.3M · 198 accts · $986K emplr
2023$46.3M · 193 accts · $980K emplr
2022$40.4M · 185 accts · $898K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$22,162
Investment management$42,000
Total administrative$64,162
Employer contributions to the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,881
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$8,881 per active participant
2023$8,825 per active participant
2022$8,635 per active participant

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research'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
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$22,162
ONEDIGITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Investment management$42,000

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$64,162 · 0.13%
2023$62,488 · 0.14%
2022$71,852 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381360419 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.