American Youth Hostels 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingHostelling International USA Retirement Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 13-5639689Updated Oct 2026

What American Youth Hostels' 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 $257K in employer contributions, about $938 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$45,458
Average account balance
460
Participants (end of year)
$12.5M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
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.

RecordkeeperAmerican United Life Insurance CoSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorCohnreznick LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 2,561 defined-contribution plans in other services with 100 to 499 participants.

American Youth Hostels: employer contribution per participant$938
Peer median$1,803
American Youth Hostels: average balance$45,458
Peer median$48,934
American Youth Hostels: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
Peer median0.31%

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 $9.9M at the end of plan year 2021 to $12.5M at the end of plan year 2024.

$9.9M2021$8.3M2022$11.1M2023$12.5M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the American Youth Hostels plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024460$12.5M$257K$9380.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023593$11.1M$216K$7540.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022540$8.3M$107K$3760.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021467$9.9M$33K$1080.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does American Youth Hostels match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Hostelling International USA Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $257K in employer contributions, about $938 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the American Youth Hostels 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Hostelling International USA Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the American Youth Hostels 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is American United Life Insurance Co. The plan administrator is American Youth Hostels Inc..

I left American Youth Hostels. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (American Youth Hostels Inc., (240) 650-2146) or the recordkeeper, American United Life Insurance Co. The American Youth Hostels old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old American Youth Hostels 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports American Youth Hostels 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 Youth Hostels. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology