Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

California Academy of Sciences Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
319
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$236,306
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by California Academy of Sciences · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$75M in assets, 319 participants

California Academy of Sciences's California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan reported $75M in total assets and 319 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,943 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits by assets

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 319 participants (~$236,306/participant), down 13.9% in 2022.

#2,943
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-13.9%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$75,381,710 Top 9% higher than 91% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan 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. California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (319 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941156258 · California Academy of Sciences PY 2022 · Other

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan · $75M · 319 · 91st

  • BOY $75M
  • SCH 319
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART Other
  • TYPE near Community Health Center, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #2943

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 →

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$88M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN941156258
Plan Effective Date1964-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (California Academy of Sciences)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All California Academy of Sciences plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 25.69149731413628% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $75.4M $94.8M ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 319 $75M
2023 1 656 $87M
2024 1 638 $95M

Nearby Other Plans in California

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.07538171 · Participants: 319California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.38573656 · Participants: 22514Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.320318331 · Participants: 48591Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.535728964 · Participants: 20237Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.200375781 · Participants: 9827Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.677071678 · Participants: 22632University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Community Health Center, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in CT ($75M); by covered participants it is Meeting Street Schools 403(b) Plan in SC (319 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (319 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.9% during 2022, from $88M to $75M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have California Academy of Sciences plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), California Academy of Sciences's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.7%, from $75M to $95M.
Where does California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Community Health Center, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in CT ($75M, 1,142 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Meeting Street Schools 403(b) Plan in SC (319 participants, $6M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941156258.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.