San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 403(b) Plan · Plan 004 · EIN 95-1648219Updated Oct 2026

What San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance'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 $5.2M in employer contributions, about $1,871 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$66,422
Average account balance
3,539
Participants (end of year)
$186M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.15%
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule 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 135 defined-contribution plans in arts, entertainment, and recreation with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: employer contribution per participant$1,871
Peer median$1,412
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: average balance$66,422
Peer median$54,020
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: admin expenses ÷ assets0.15%
Peer median0.16%

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 $161M at the end of plan year 2023 to $186M at the end of plan year 2024.

$161M2023$186M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,539$186M$5.2M$1,8710.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,514$161M$4.9M$1,8250.17%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees

Plan 002 · EIN 95-1648219 · plan year 2024 filing
$61,492
Average account balance
1,590
Participants (end of year)
$97.8M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.72%
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.

Independent auditorCohnreznick (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees

Plan 001 · EIN 95-1648219 · plan year 2024 filing
$102,826
Average account balance
1,051
Participants (end of year)
$108M
Plan assets (end of year)
1.27%
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.

Independent auditorCohnreznick (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 403(b) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $5.2M in employer contributions, about $1,871 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 403(b) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

I left San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, (619) 231-1515) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 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 San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology