Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Exploratorium Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $4M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 115
- Participants Small participant base
- 45th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $32,640
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · Sponsored by The Exploratorium · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$4M in assets, 115 participants
The Exploratorium's The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported $4M in total assets and 115 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 45th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #1,930 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
Coverage in California
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement covers 115 participants in California, about 18% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4M.
- #1,930
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -61.2%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$3,753,556 45th percentile higher than 45% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement sits mid-pack in the medium band (115 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 941696494 · The Exploratorium PY 2022 · Money Purchase
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · $4M · 115 · 45th
- VS-ST $4M
- BOY 115
- SCH 45th
- EBSA Money Purchase
- PART near Dr. Jose R. Cumba Retirement Plan
- TYPE ind #1930
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $10M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4M |
| Net Income | -$6M |
| Employer EIN | 941696494 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Exploratorium)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Exploratorium plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $53M 39.734791306158776% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 430 | $38M |
| 2023 | 2 | 594 | $47M |
| 2024 | 2 | 497 | $53M |
Nearby Money Purchase Plans in California
Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $5.9B · 17,035
- Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan $4.3B · 36,448
- University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $3.8B · 20,087
- Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California $3.0B · 26,442
- Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan $2.0B · 22,792
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Dr. Jose R. Cumba Retirement Plan in PR ($4M); by covered participants it is Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Pension Plan in TN (114 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4M here).
- Dr. Jose R. Cumba Retirement Plan (PR) $4M · 4
- Robert Hass & William Hass Optometrists PC Money Purchase Plan (MI) $4M · 10
- Barry D Simmons Dds PC Money Purchase Pension Plan (GA) $4M · 2
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. and It's Subsidiary Corporations Money Purchase Plan (PA) $4M · 74
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (115 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Pension Plan (TN) 114 · 1 off
- Greeley County Health Services Inc. Employees Pension Plan (KS) 114 · 1 off
- United Consulting Engineers Money Purchase Pension Plan (IN) 116 · 1 off
- Van Ness Plastic Molding Co., Inc. Employees' Money Purchase Pension Plan (NJ) 114 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.