Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Science Museum of Minnesota Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$49M
Total assets Below avg plan size
177
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$277,677
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota · Sponsored by Science Museum of Minnesota · Minnesota · Other Services

$49M in assets, 177 participants

Science Museum of Minnesota's 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota reported $49M in total assets and 177 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,336 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota covers 177 participants in Minnesota, about 16% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $49M.

#7,336
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+13.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota's outsized position by total assets

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota vs every filed plan by assets

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

$49,148,887 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota 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. 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota sits mid-pack in the medium band (177 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $49M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota reported participants fell from 202 in the plan year 2022 filing to 177 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410706172 · Science Museum of Minnesota PY 2023 · Other

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota · $49M · 177 · 85th

  • IND $49M
  • IND 177
  • IND 85th
  • IND Other
  • IND near Terc, Inc. DC Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #7336

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$49M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN410706172
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Science Museum of Minnesota)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Science Museum of Minnesota plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 19.619635694911608% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $43.2M $51.7M ▲ +19.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 202 $43M
2023 1 177 $49M
2024 1 178 $52M

Nearby Other Plans in Minnesota

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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota vs. nearby Other plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Total assets ($B): 0.049148887 · Participants: 177403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of MinnesotaMayo 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.206302019 · Participants: 84098Mayo 403(b) PlanCentracare Health System 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.826746245 · Participants: 9437Centracare Health System 403(b) PlanChildrens Hospitals and Clinics Matched Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.820036853 · Participants: 5331Childrens Hospitals and Clinics Matched Savings PlanCarpenters & Joiners Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.718854174 · Participants: 21043Carpenters & Joiners Defined Contribution PlanUniversity of St. Thomas Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.4224871 · Participants: 2481University of St. Thomas Retirement Plan
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota vs. nearby Other plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota side-by-side with 3 peers →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Other by assets is Terc, Inc. DC Retirement Plan in MA ($49M); by covered participants it is The Blood Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in LA (177 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($49M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (177 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota assets move in 2023? ▼
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota grew at a solid clip - up 13.7% during 2023, from $43M to $49M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Science Museum of Minnesota plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Science Museum of Minnesota's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.6%, from $43M to $52M.
Where does 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota ranks in the 85th 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Terc, Inc. DC Retirement Plan in MA ($49M, 86 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Science Museum of Minnesota? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Blood Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in LA (177 participants, $6M 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 410706172.

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.