Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Museum of Science Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
340
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$98,826
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Museum of Science Savings Plan · Sponsored by Museum of Science · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$34M in assets, 340 participants

Museum of Science's Museum of Science Savings Plan reported $34M in total assets and 340 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #2,787 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where Museum of Science Savings Plan sits by assets

Museum of Science Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $34M for 340 participants (~$98,826/participant), down 22.9% in 2022.

#2,787
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-22.9%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Museum of Science Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Museum of Science Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,600,881 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Museum of Science Savings 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. Museum of Science Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (340 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2022 · Other

Museum of Science Savings Plan · $34M · 340 · 84th

  • IND $34M
  • IND 340
  • IND 84th
  • IND Other
  • IND near Margaret Mary Health Savings Plan
  • IND ind #2787

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 Massachusetts →

Museum of Science Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Margaret Mary Health Savings PlanMargaret Mary Health Savings…$34MMuseum of Science Savings PlanMuseum of Science Savings Pl…$34MTiaa-Cref Retirement Plan for Staff and Faculty of Webb SchoolTiaa-Cref Retirement Plan fo…$34MTrinity Valley School Tax Sheltered Group AnnuityTrinity Valley School Tax Sh…$34MWildwood Programs, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity ProgramWildwood Programs, Inc. Tax …$34M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Museum of Science Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$34M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN042103916
Plan Effective Date1988-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Museum of Science)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Museum of Science plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$80M 37.01478922765744% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $58.2M $79.7M ▲ +37.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 621 $58M
2023 2 609 $69M
2024 2 662 $80M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Museum of Science Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Museum of Science Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033600881 · Participants: 340Museum of Science Savings PlanThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.147643081 · Participants: 12320The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.162431633 · Participants: 21269Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.46303455 · Participants: 8045Boston University Retirement PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.895761726 · Participants: 9310Northeastern University Retirement PlanBoston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.339557889 · Participants: 12377Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan
Museum of Science Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Museum of Science Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Museum of Science Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Margaret Mary Health Savings Plan in IN ($34M); by covered participants it is The Bishop's School 403(b) Plan in CA (340 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (340 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 Museum of Science Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Museum of Science Savings Plan declined sharply - down 22.9% during 2022, from $44M to $34M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Museum of Science plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Museum of Science's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.0%, from $58M to $80M.
Where does Museum of Science Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Museum of Science Savings Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Museum of Science Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Margaret Mary Health Savings Plan in IN ($34M, 806 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Museum of Science Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Bishop's School 403(b) Plan in CA (340 participants, $60M 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 042103916.

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.