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Woodland Park Zoological Society403(b)

WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · SEATTLE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Woodland Park Zoological Society reported $111,885 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,975 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 0.24% to 0.22%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 321st-largest of 1,714 plans among Washington employers on file, and the 192nd of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $1.85 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 467 to 414 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$52,943,044
Participants with balances478
Active participants414
Employer contributions$1,231,651
Employee contributions$2,283,441
Employer contribution per active participant$2,975
Average account balance$110,760
Benefits paid to participants$5,703,288
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$52.9M · 478 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$50.1M · 477 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$44.3M · 439 accts · $1.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$73,595
Investment management$38,290
Total administrative$111,885
Employer contributions to the Woodland Park Zoological Society plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,975
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,975 per active participant
2023$2,285 per active participant
2022$2,526 per active participant

Woodland Park Zoological Society'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 · 20242
LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO · Contract administrator$73,595
ASI, LLC · Pension consulting$38,290

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$111,885 · 0.22%
2023$111,494 · 0.24%
2022$115,221 · 0.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 916070005 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.