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Wingate University403(b)

WINGATE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN · WINGATE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

Wingate University reported $136,568 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,160 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 5 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.18% to 0.15%. 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 211th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 551st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.34 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 615 to 503 since 2019.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$96,956,845
Participants with balances812
Active participants503
Employer contributions$1,589,565
Employee contributions$2,128,393
Employer contribution per active participant$3,160
Average account balance$119,405
Benefits paid to participants$9,633,394
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$97.0M · 812 accts · $1.6M emplr
2023$91.4M · 889 accts · $1.3M emplr
2022$79.8M · 848 accts · $1.3M emplr
2019$74.0M · 784 accts · $2.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$68,368
Investment management$48,750
Audit (IQPA)$19,450
Total administrative$136,568
Employer contributions to the Wingate University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,160
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,160 per active participant
2023$2,886 per active participant
2022$2,343 per active participant
2019$3,378 per active participant

Wingate University's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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
TIAA · Contract administrator$68,368
CREATIVE PLANNING, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$48,750
BDO USA, P.C. · Accounting / audit$19,450

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

Administrative cost history4
2024$136,568 · 0.15%
2023$221,376 · 0.26%
2022$109,385 · 0.13%
2019$122,566 · 0.18%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 566049935 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.