Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $328M
- Total assets
- 1,377
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $238,061
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services
$328M in assets, 1,377 participants
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.'s Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust reported $328M in total assets and 1,377 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #21,114 in Professional & Technical Services (21,577 peers)
Where Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust sits by assets
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $328M for 1,377 participants (~$238,061/participant), down 15.5% in 2022.
- $328M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,377
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $238,061
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $60M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust outranks 97% of the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 3.3x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $388M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $328M |
| Net Income | -$60M |
| Employer EIN | 860138043 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,726 | $565M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,755 | $654M |
| 2024 | 2 | 3,012 | $727M |
Nearby Money Purchase Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
- Nas Primary Retirement Plan $326M · 900
- Carnegie Institution of Washington Retirement Plan $204M · 494
- National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Money Purchase Pension Plan $46M · 348
- Nfl Players Association Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust $43M · 77
- Resources for the Future, Inc. 401(a) Retirement Plan $43M · 61
Similar-Sized Money Purchase Plans Nationally
Money Purchase plans in other states closest to Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust by total assets, not by location.
- IBEW Local 16, AFL-CIO & Multi- Employer Pension Plan (TN) $331M · 1,999
- Cascade Pension Plan (OR) $331M · 2,092
- City of Hope National Medical Center Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (CA) $322M · 6,528
- IBEW & Electrical Industry Loc 697, Money Purchase Plan (IN) $337M · 951
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- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 28.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans