Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
483
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,697
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit · Colorado · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$35M in assets, 483 participants

The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit's Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan reported $35M in total assets and 483 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #2,611 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan sits by assets

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $35M for 483 participants (~$71,697/participant), up 17.6% in 2023.

#2,611
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+17.6%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,629,456 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan 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. Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (483 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 430 in the plan year 2022 filing to 483 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 840518447 · The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit PY 2023 · Other

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan · $35M · 483 · 81st

  • EBSA $35M
  • EBSA 483
  • EBSA 81st
  • EBSA Other
  • EBSA near Trout Unlimited Section 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #2611

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 Colorado →

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN840518447
Plan Effective Date1973-09-26
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 30.020196076980284% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $29.5M $38.3M ▲ +30.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 430 $29M
2023 1 483 $35M
2024 1 543 $38M

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

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

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034629456 · Participants: 483Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement PlanUcar Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.145684593 · Participants: 1444Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.898290586 · Participants: 8617Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanUniversity of Denver Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.848101064 · Participants: 7241University of Denver Retirement PlanNrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.525431207 · Participants: 2877Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanColorado College Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.3525072 · Participants: 707Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is Trout Unlimited Section 403(b) Retirement Plan in VA ($35M); by covered participants it is Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in AR (483 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.6% during 2023, from $29M to $35M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Colorado Museum of Natural History, a Colorado Non-Profit's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.0%, from $29M to $38M.
Where does Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st 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 Other plans are similar in size to Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trout Unlimited Section 403(b) Retirement Plan in VA ($35M, 288 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Denver Museum of Nature & Science Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in AR (483 participants, $95M in assets).