American Water Works Association 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingAmerican Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 13-5660277Updated Oct 2026

What American Water Works Association's 403(b) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.3M in employer contributions, about $3,897 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$99,413
Average account balance
331
Participants (end of year)
$32.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.09%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 9,213 defined-contribution plans in professional, scientific, and technical services with 100 to 499 participants.

American Water Works Association: employer contribution per participant$3,897
Peer median$2,521
American Water Works Association: average balance$99,413
Peer median$75,833
American Water Works Association: admin expenses ÷ assets0.09%
Peer median0.27%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $39.6M at the end of plan year 2021 to $32.7M at the end of plan year 2024.

$39.6M2021$31.3M2022$34.7M2023$32.7M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the American Water Works Association plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024331$32.7M$1.3M$3,8970.09%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023257$34.7M$1.2M$4,7510.28%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022253$31.3M$1.1M$4,3400.22%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021335$39.6M$1M$3,4880.24%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does American Water Works Association match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.3M in employer contributions, about $3,897 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the American Water Works Association 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the American Water Works Association 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is American Water Works Association.

I left American Water Works Association. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (American Water Works Association, (303) 347-6173) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The American Water Works Association old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old American Water Works Association 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports American Water Works Association filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with American Water Works Association. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology