Retirement plan

403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF THE GROWING PLACE

Name: THE GROWING PLACE - 403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF THE GROWING PLACE (2025) Form 5500
Creator: THE GROWING PLACE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, 403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF THE GROWING PLACE, THE GROWING PLACE

THE GROWING PLACEEIN 95-3984983Plan #002PY 2025

401 ASHLAND AVE - SANTA MONICA, CA 904054311310-399-7769growingplace.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeeseducation management

Prospect flagsLow returnsFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.5M

+4.4% from 2024

Total participants

171

-3.9% from 2024

Average account balance

$28,128

+7.1% from 2024

Annual return

11.12%

-5.63 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 4,530 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort4,530 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.47M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$28K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

159

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

87.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$475K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.12%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$13

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORP3 years Service code 12 320 PARK AVENUE · NEW YORK, NY 10022	Participant loan processing; Recordke...	$2,020

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2G3D2J2K2E2S2T

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$2K

$22 / participant

Other / not subdivided$2K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.045%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: QUIGLEY & MIRON, CPAS
Auditor EIN: 320530003
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$28,128

$61,125-54.0%

$94,057-70.1%

$87,485-67.8%

Participation rate

87.0%

64.1%+22.9pp

73.3%+13.6pp

68.9%+18.0pp

Annual return

11.12%

35.20%-24.1pp

480.62%-469.5pp

26.06%-14.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,255

$2,136-41.3%

$2,933-57.2%

$2,596-51.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,910

$3,260+19.9%

$4,709-17.0%

$4,274-8.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$13

$5,629-99.8%

$7,244-99.8%

$7,775-99.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORP3 years

Service code 12

320 PARK AVENUE · NEW YORK, NY 10022

Participant loan processing; Recordke...

$2,020

403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF THE GROWING PLACE

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403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF THE GROWING PLACE

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