Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Exploratorium Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
112
Participants Small participant base
41st
Percentile by assets National rank
$37,388
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · Sponsored by The Exploratorium · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$4M in assets, 112 participants

The Exploratorium's The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported $4M in total assets and 112 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 41st 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.

  • #1,834 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in California

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement covers 112 participants in California, about 18% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#1,834
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+11.6%
assets growth YoY

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,187,438 41st percentile higher than 41% 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

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement 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. The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement sits mid-pack in the medium band (112 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $434K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement end-of-year assets rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported participants fell from 115 in the plan year 2022 filing to 112 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941696494 · The Exploratorium PY 2023 · Money Purchase

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · $4M · 112 · 41st

  • RANK $4M
  • PHOTO 112
  • IND 41st
  • EOY Money Purchase
  • 5500 near Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. and It's Subsidiary Corporations Money Purchase Plan
  • ASSETS ind #1834

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 →

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement in the asset neighbourhood

Richard I Spiro Profit Sharing PlanRichard I Spiro Profit Shari…$4MLandy & Landy P.C. Employees' Pension PlanLandy & Landy P.C. Employees…$4MCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. and It's Subsidiary Corporations Money Purchase PlanCatholic Charities of the Di…$4MThe Exploratorium Defined Contribution RetirementThe Exploratorium Defined Co…$4MBoys & Girls Clubs of Chicago 401(k) PlanBoys & Girls Clubs of Chicag…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$434K
Employer EIN941696494
Plan Effective Date1987-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Exploratorium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Exploratorium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$53M 39.734791306158776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.8M $52.9M ▲ +39.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 430 $38M
2023 2 594 $47M
2024 2 497 $53M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in California

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

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement, Total assets ($B): 0.004187438 · Participants: 112The Exploratorium Defined Contribution RetirementThe Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 6.965801295 · Participants: 18060The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.097985049 · Participants: 36330Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.426886727 · Participants: 20136University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanCarpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 3.257361302 · Participants: 25961Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaDirectors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.151319709 · Participants: 23168Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. and It's Subsidiary Corporations Money Purchase Plan in PA ($4M); by covered participants it is St. Benedict Health Center Employees Pension Plan in SD (112 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (112 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 The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement assets move in 2023? ▼
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2023, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was $434K.
How have The Exploratorium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Exploratorium's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.7%, from $38M to $53M.
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. and It's Subsidiary Corporations Money Purchase Plan in PA ($4M, 71 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is St. Benedict Health Center Employees Pension Plan in SD (112 participants, $9M 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 941696494.

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.