Johnson & Wales University 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingJohnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 05-0306206Updated Oct 2026

What Johnson & Wales University's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $9.2M in employer contributions, about $4,833 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$192,943
Average account balance
1,934
Participants (end of year)
$368M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.14%
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 auditorRsm US LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 441 defined-contribution plans in educational services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Johnson & Wales University: employer contribution per participant$4,833
Peer median$2,130
Johnson & Wales University: average balance$192,943
Peer median$126,258
Johnson & Wales University: admin expenses ÷ assets0.14%
Peer median0.07%

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 $395M at the end of plan year 2021 to $368M at the end of plan year 2024.

$395M2021$311M2022$343M2023$368M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Johnson & Wales University plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,934$368M$9.2M$4,8330.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,992$343M$8.7M$4,4560.16%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,917$311M$3.1M$1,5990.08%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,004$395M$7.4M$3,7430.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Johnson & Wales University match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $9.2M in employer contributions, about $4,833 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Johnson & Wales University 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Johnson & Wales University 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Johnson & Wales University.

I left Johnson & Wales University. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Johnson & Wales University, (401) 598-1034) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Johnson & Wales University old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Johnson & Wales University 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Johnson & Wales University 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 Johnson & Wales University. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology