Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
California Academy of Sciences Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $87M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 656
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 90th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $132,178
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by California Academy of Sciences · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$87M in assets, 656 participants
California Academy of Sciences's California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan reported $87M in total assets and 656 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.
- #2,799 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
Where California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits by assets
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $87M for 656 participants (~$132,178/participant), up 15.0% in 2023.
- #2,799
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
- +15.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$86,708,510 Top 10% higher than 90% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution 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. California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (656 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan reported net income rose from -$12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan reported participants rose from 319 in the plan year 2022 filing to 656 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $75M in the plan year 2022 filing to $87M in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 941156258 · California Academy of Sciences PY 2023 · Other
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan · $87M · 656 · 90th
- EOY $87M
- 5500 656
- ASSETS 90th
- PCT Other
- EIN near Whitworth University Retirement Plan
- RANK ind #2799
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 →
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $75M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $87M |
| Net Income | $11M |
| Employer EIN | 941156258 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (California Academy of Sciences)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All California Academy of Sciences plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $95M 25.69149731413628% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 319 | $75M |
| 2023 | 1 | 656 | $87M |
| 2024 | 1 | 638 | $95M |
Nearby Other Plans in California
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan $11.0B · 21,674
- Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan $6.5B · 50,273
- Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan $5.8B · 22,681
- Caltech Base Retirement Plan $4.8B · 10,682
- University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan $4.3B · 21,764
California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Whitworth University Retirement Plan in WA ($87M); by covered participants it is Canopy Children's Solutions Retirement Plan in MS (655 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($87M here).
- Whitworth University Retirement Plan (WA) $87M · 511
- Meredith College Retirement Plan (NC) $86M · 420
- University Physician Group 403b Retirement Plan (MI) $86M · 661
- Gica Multiple Employer Plan (GA) $87M · 755
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (656 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Canopy Children's Solutions Retirement Plan (MS) 655 · 1 off
- Russell Hospital 403(b) Plan (AL) 655 · 1 off
- Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc. 403b Plan (VT) 657 · 1 off
- The Kennedy Center, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan (CT) 658 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.