Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Museum of Science Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $25M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 281
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 80th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $87,524
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Museum of Science Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Museum of Science · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$25M in assets, 281 participants
Museum of Science's Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported $25M in total assets and 281 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.
- #2,694 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Museum of Science Retirement Plan covers 281 participants in Massachusetts, about 43% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $25M.
- #2,694
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -23.9%
- assets change YoY
- 0.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Museum of Science Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$24,594,112 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Museum of Science Retirement 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 Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (281 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2022 · Money Purchase
Museum of Science Retirement Plan · $25M · 281 · 80th
- BOOK $25M
- VS-ST 281
- BOY 80th
- SCH Money Purchase
- EBSA near Nysa-Ila Medical and Clinical Services Fund Retirement Trust and Plan
- PART ind #2694
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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $32M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $25M |
| Net Income | -$8M |
| Employer EIN | 042103916 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1988-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 621 | $58M |
| 2023 | 2 | 609 | $69M |
| 2024 | 2 | 662 | $80M |
Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement Plan $2.2B · 12,021
- Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund $2.0B · 11,530
- Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University $1.9B · 2,698
- Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $1.5B · 12,417
- Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W. $1.4B · 8,275
Museum of Science Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Nysa-Ila Medical and Clinical Services Fund Retirement Trust and Plan in NJ ($24M); by covered participants it is Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan in CT (282 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).
- Nysa-Ila Medical and Clinical Services Fund Retirement Trust and Plan (NJ) $24M · 65
- Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center Pension Trust Plan (HI) $24M · 483
- Quality Insights Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan (WV) $25M · 121
- Au Medical Associates Employees' Money Purchase Pension Plan (GA) $25M · 241
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (281 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan (CT) 282 · 1 off
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248 Annuity Plan (KY) 282 · 1 off
- Defined Contribution Plan for the Employees of the American Institute of Physics (MD) 279 · 2 off
- Community Hospital Employees Pension Plan (NE) 278 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.