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Western New England University403(b)

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · SPRINGFIELD, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Western New England University reported $161,864 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,687 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 0.05% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 184th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 200th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.94 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$287,500,065
Participants with balances1,660
Active participants865
Employer contributions$2,324,163
Employee contributions$4,500,013
Employer contribution per active participant$2,687
Average account balance$173,193
Benefits paid to participants$15,435,708
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$287.5M · 1,660 accts · $2.3M emplr
2023$266.6M · 1,658 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$244.2M · 1,620 accts · $870K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$161,864
Total administrative$161,864
Employer contributions to the Western New England University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,687
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$2,687 per active participant
2023$1,794 per active participant
2022$1,014 per active participant

Western New England University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping$70,972
FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, LLC$54,791
CBIZ CPAS, P.C.$23,240
THE ANGELL PENSION GROUP, INC. · Contract administrator$11,376

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$161,864 · 0.06%
2023$133,964 · 0.05%
2022$123,401 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042108376 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.