Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $328M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,377
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $238,061
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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.
- #21,100 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 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.
- #21,100
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -15.5%
- assets change YoY
- 3.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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's outsized position by total assets
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$327,810,118 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust lands in the large band (1,377 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 860138043 · Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. PY 2022 · Money Purchase
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust · $328M · 1,377 · 97th
- SCH $328M
- EBSA 1,377
- PART 97th
- TYPE Money Purchase
- NET near IBEW Local 16, AFL-CIO & Multi- Employer Pension Plan
- BOOK ind #21100
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood
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.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $727M 28.634045852569166% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
Aura, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is IBEW Local 16, AFL-CIO & Multi- Employer Pension Plan in TN ($331M); by covered participants it is University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. 401(a) Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in WV (1,376 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($328M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,377 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. 401(a) Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan (WV) 1,376 · 1 off
- Local 670 Annuity Fund (NY) 1,381 · 4 off
- Jm Eagle Employees' Pension Plan (CA) 1,373 · 4 off
- IBEW Local 570 & 518 and Southern Az Chap NECA Annuity Plan (AZ) 1,391 · 14 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.