Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Museum of Science Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
259
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$112,665
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Museum of Science Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Museum of Science · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$29M in assets, 259 participants

Museum of Science's Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported $29M in total assets and 259 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #2,563 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Museum of Science Retirement Plan covers 259 participants in Massachusetts, about 39% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#2,563
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+18.6%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$29,180,303 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 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. Museum of Science Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (259 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 281 in the plan year 2022 filing to 259 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2023 · Money Purchase

Museum of Science Retirement Plan · $29M · 259 · 79th

  • EIN $29M
  • EIN 259
  • EIN 79th
  • EIN Money Purchase
  • EIN near California State University - Long Beach Research Foundation 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #2563

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

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income$5M
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 Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts

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

Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Museum of Science Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.029180303 · Participants: 259Museum of Science Retirement PlanThe Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.564495046 · Participants: 12551The Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement PlanRetirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University, Total assets ($B): 2.165044645 · Participants: 2687Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.163224805 · Participants: 11709Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity FundHarvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.763325967 · Participants: 13259Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W., Total assets ($B): 1.633331243 · Participants: 8337Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W.
Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Museum of Science Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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 California State University - Long Beach Research Foundation 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA ($29M); by covered participants it is Mosaic & Terrazzo Workers' Annuity Fund in NY (258 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (259 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 Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Museum of Science Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.6% during 2023, from $25M to $29M. Reported net income was $5M.
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 Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Museum of Science Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Museum of Science Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is California State University - Long Beach Research Foundation 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA ($29M, 127 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Museum of Science Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mosaic & Terrazzo Workers' Annuity Fund in NY (258 participants, $32M 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.