Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nc Museum of Life and Science Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
87
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$94,856
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan · Sponsored by Nc Museum of Life and Science · North Carolina · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$8M in assets, 87 participants

Nc Museum of Life and Science's North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #2,306 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Nc Museum of Life and Science multi-year trail

Nc Museum of Life and Science's plans moved +38.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan at $8M / 87 participants.

#2,306
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-12.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,252,508 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 560938434 · Nc Museum of Life and Science PY 2022 · Other

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan · $8M · 87 · 61st

  • NET $8M
  • NET 87
  • NET 61st
  • NET Other
  • NET near South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 403(b) Plan
  • NET ind #2306

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 North Carolina →

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

403(b) Thrift Plan of Michigan Advocacy Program403(b) Thrift Plan of Michig…$8MSuny Cobleskill Auxiliary Services, Inc. 403(b) Retirement PlanSuny Cobleskill Auxiliary Se…$8MNorth Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) PlanNorth Carolina Museum of Lif…$8MSouth Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 403(b) PlanSouth Texas Lighthouse for t…$8M403b Thrift Plan of Enable, Inc.403b Thrift Plan of Enable, …$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Nc Museum of Life and Science multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nc Museum of Life and Science plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 38.19547948332798% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $8.25M $11.4M ▲ +38.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 87 $8M
2023 1 93 $10M
2024 1 126 $11M

Nc Museum of Life and Science filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN560938434
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Other Plans in North Carolina

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

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008252508 · Participants: 87North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) PlanThe Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.562740816 · Participants: 43924The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanWake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.676072314 · Participants: 20031Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.233882537 · Participants: 13292The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings PlanWake Forest University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.686528413 · Participants: 2632Wake Forest University Retirement PlanCaromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.374675935 · Participants: 4211Caromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Other by assets is South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 403(b) Plan in TX ($8M); by covered participants it is Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless 403(b) Retirement Plan in NM (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 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 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan assets move in 2022?
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.9% during 2022, from $9M to $8M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Nc Museum of Life and Science plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nc Museum of Life and Science's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.2%, from $8M to $11M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 403(b) Plan in TX ($8M, 169 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless 403(b) Retirement Plan in NM (87 participants, $3M in assets).