Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Museum of Science Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
350
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,013
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

$40M in assets, 350 participants

Museum of Science's Museum of Science Savings Plan reported $40M in total assets and 350 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #2,652 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 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, $40M for 350 participants (~$115,013/participant), up 19.8% in 2023.

#2,652
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+19.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$40,254,634 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Museum of Science Savings 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. Museum of Science Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (350 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Museum of Science Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Museum of Science Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Museum of Science Savings Plan reported participants rose from 340 in the plan year 2022 filing to 350 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2023 · Other

Museum of Science Savings Plan · $40M · 350 · 83rd

  • ASSETS $40M
  • ASSETS 350
  • ASSETS 83rd
  • ASSETS Other
  • ASSETS near Landmark College Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2652

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

Wheeling Jesuit University Defined Contribution PlanWheeling Jesuit University D…$40MMuseum of Science Savings PlanMuseum of Science Savings Pl…$40MLandmark College Retirement PlanLandmark College Retirement …$40MCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Defined Contribution Retirement PlanCarnegie Endowment for Inter…$40MVeterans Medical Research Foundation Retirement PlanVeterans Medical Research Fo…$40M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Museum of Science Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income$7M
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 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Museum of Science Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040254634 · Participants: 350Museum of Science Savings PlanThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.700618255 · Participants: 11980The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.76566072 · Participants: 21064Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.758080647 · Participants: 8130Boston University Retirement PlanBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.396382678 · Participants: 13981Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.333339945 · Participants: 8553Northeastern University Retirement 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 Landmark College Retirement Plan in VT ($40M); by covered participants it is College of the Ozarks Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MO (350 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (350 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 Museum of Science Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Museum of Science Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.8% during 2023, from $34M to $40M. Reported net income was $7M.
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 83rd 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 Museum of Science Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Landmark College Retirement Plan in VT ($40M, 253 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 College of the Ozarks Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MO (350 participants, $69M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.