Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$53M
Total assets Below avg plan size
297
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$177,592
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates · Sponsored by Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$53M in assets, 297 participants

Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates reported $53M in total assets and 297 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,718 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in California

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates covers 297 participants in California, about 47% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $53M.

#2,718
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+16.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$52,744,914 Top 14% higher than 86% of 127,068 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 2023

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates sits mid-pack in the medium band (297 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates reported participants fell from 306 in the plan year 2022 filing to 297 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952264067 · Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates · $53M · 297 · 86th

  • RANK $53M
  • RANK 297
  • RANK 86th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #2718

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 →

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates in the asset neighbourhood

Patriot Federal Credit Union Retirement Pension PlanPatriot Federal Credit Union…$53MRetirement Plan for the Employees of Museum AssociatesRetirement Plan for the Empl…$53MThe Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and TrustThe Maryland State Education…$53MProvident Bank Pension Plan$53MGroup Retirement Income Plan No. 12Group Retirement Income Plan…$53M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$53M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN952264067
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$100M 26.33425673148302% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M 202220232024 $79.1M $100M ▲ +26.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,241 $79M
2023 3 1,181 $92M
2024 3 1,246 $100M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates, Total assets ($B): 0.052744914 · Participants: 297Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum AssociatesKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and Trust in MD ($53M); by covered participants it is Banco Santander USA Offices Retirement Plan in NY (297 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (297 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates grew sharply - up 16.7% during 2023, from $45M to $53M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Museum Associates, D/B/a Los Angeles County Museum of Art's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.3%, from $79M to $100M.
Where does Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and Trust in MD ($53M, 81 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for the Employees of Museum Associates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Banco Santander USA Offices Retirement Plan in NY (297 participants, $162M in assets).