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Original filing (PDF)20251015143438NAL0005147025001
THE ELLIS SCHOOL
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
THE ELLIS SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
403(b) retirement plan
Active participants
114
Accounts w/ balance
259
Plan assets (EOY)
$28.2M
Net assets (EOY)
$28.2M
How this plan invests
This plan
1 pooled trust
Schedule D
71 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
100
/ 100
Grade A
Top-tier plan health
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
100
Total plan cost
100
Vendor stack
100
Participation health
100
Helping the score
- Below-peer total fees (12 bps vs 29 bps peer median).
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for THE ELLIS SCHOOL.
Plan sponsor
Name
THE ELLIS SCHOOL
EIN
25-0965329
Address
6425 FIFTH AVENUE · PITTSBURGH, PA · 152064419
Phone
(412) 661-5992
Industry
Educational Servicessee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
001
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-15
Pension benefit codes
2L · 403(b)(1) annuity
2G · Total participant-directed accounts
2M · 403(b)(7) custodial accounts
2F · ERISA section 404(c)
3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
SISTERSON & CO. LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
2 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIAA | 13-1624203 | — | RECORDKEEPER | $625 | — |
Broker
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON BROS. RET PLAN SERV. | 20-4683855 | — | BROKER | $33K | — |
Investments
64 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $39.2M(100% of reported assets)
Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.
Uncategorized
$33.6M
63 holdings
Mutual Funds
$5.4M
1 holding
Pooled Separate Account
$272K
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s * TIAA Traditional Non-Benefit Responsive Annuity | Mutual Funds | — | — | $5.4M | 19.1% | |
| CREF Stock R1 | — | — | — | $3.4M | 12.0% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2035 Premier | — | — | — | $1.8M | 6.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2035-Prem | — | — | — | $1.8M | 6.5% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2030 Premier | — | — | — | $1.8M | 6.4% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030-Prem | — | — | — | $1.8M | 6.4% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2025-Prem | — | — | — | $1.6M | 5.7% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2025 Premier | — | — | — | $1.6M | 5.7% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2040-Prem | — | — | — | $1.4M | 5.1% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2040 Premier | — | — | — | $1.4M | 5.1% | |
| CREF Equity Index R1 | — | — | — | $1.1M | 3.9% | |
| CREF Growth R1 | — | — | — | $1.1M | 3.8% | |
| CREF Global Equities R1 | — | — | — | $1.0M | 3.6% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2050 Premier | — | — | — | $985K | 3.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050-Prem | — | — | — | $985K | 3.5% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2045 Premier | — | — | — | $955K | 3.4% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2045-Prem | — | — | — | $955K | 3.4% | |
| BlackRock iShares S&P 500 Index Service | — | — | — | $946K | 3.4% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2020 Premier | — | — | — | $668K | 2.4% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2020-Prem | — | — | — | $668K | 2.4% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2055 Premier | — | — | — | $577K | 2.0% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2055-Prem | — | — | — | $577K | 2.0% | |
| AllianceBernstein AB Large Cap Growth Fund Adv | — | — | — | $472K | 1.7% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2015 Premier | — | — | — | $462K | 1.6% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2015-Prem | — | — | — | $462K | 1.6% | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Idx Adm | — | — | — | $369K | 1.3% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2060-Prem | — | — | — | $357K | 1.3% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2060 Premier | — | — | — | $357K | 1.3% | |
| CREF Core Bond R1 | — | — | — | $293K | 1.0% | |
| TIAA REAL ESTATE TIAA-CREF · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $272K | 1.0% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities TIAA Real Estate | — | — | — | $272K | 1.0% | |
| CREF Social Choice R1 | — | — | — | $271K | 1.0% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lg-Cap Val T4 | — | — | — | $246K | 0.9% | |
| Investment contracts, at contract value * TIAA Stable Value Fund | — | — | — | $243K | 0.9% | |
| Hartford Funds Hartford Schroders Intl Stk R5 | — | — | — | $224K | 0.8% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Intl Equity T4 | — | — | — | $209K | 0.7% | |
| Vanguard Real Estate Idx Adm | — | — | — | $198K | 0.7% | |
| Delaware Funds Delaware Small CapCore Fd Inst | — | — | — | $193K | 0.7% | |
| TIAA Traditional Benefit Responsive Annuity | — | — | — | $186K | 0.7% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities TIAA Access Nuv Qt Sm Cp Eq T4 | — | — | — | $168K | 0.6% | |
| Pioneer Investments Pioneer Bond Fund Class Y | — | — | — | $141K | 0.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Mid-Cap Val T4 | — | — | — | $132K | 0.5% | |
| American Funds American Funds New World R4 | — | — | — | $130K | 0.5% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Columbia Dividend Income Inst3 | — | — | — | $125K | 0.4% | |
| CREF Inflation-Linked Bond R1 | — | — | — | $110K | 0.4% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2045 T4 | — | — | — | $105K | 0.4% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities TIAA Access Nuv RlEstSecSel T4 | — | — | — | $97K | 0.3% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2040 T4 | — | — | — | $72K | 0.3% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2025 T4 | — | — | — | $67K | 0.2% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2035 T4 | — | — | — | $52K | 0.2% | |
| PGIM High Yield Z | — | — | — | $37K | 0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2050 T4 | — | — | — | $36K | 0.1% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Participant Loan Fund | — | — | — | $32K | 0.1% | |
| Participant loans Interest rates from 6.50% to 9.50% | — | — | — | $32K | 0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lifecycle 2030 T4 | — | — | — | $26K | <0.1% | |
| CREF Money Market R1 | — | — | — | $24K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Sm-Cap Bl Idx T4 | — | — | — | $14K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Money Market T4 | — | — | — | $9K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access Lg Cap Res Eq T4 | — | — | — | $8K | <0.1% | |
| BlackRock M-C Grw Eq Por Inst | — | — | — | $5K | <0.1% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities TIAA Access Nuv Core Pl Bd T4 | — | — | — | $4K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF TIAA Access T-C Bond T4 | — | — | — | $4K | <0.1% | |
| American Funds Amer Century Mid Cap Value I | — | — | — | $3K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2065-Prem | — | — | — | $2K | <0.1% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund variable annuities Nuveen LfCycle Ix 2065 Premier | — | — | — | $2K | <0.1% |
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