Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
72
Participants Small participant base
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
$109,122
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$8M in assets, 72 participants

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan reported $8M in total assets and 72 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

  • #2,013 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan holds $8M for 72 participants - about $109,122 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#2,013
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$7,856,797 Top 49% higher than 51% of 123,620 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 2024

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan is a small filing (72 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan reported net income fell from $631K in the plan year 2023 filing to $339K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan reported participants fell from 73 in the plan year 2023 filing to 72 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 951643378 · Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History PY 2024 · Other

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan · $8M · 72 · 51st

  • EOY $8M
  • EOY 72
  • EOY 51st
  • EOY Other
  • EOY near Cowlitz Family Health Center 403(b) Plan
  • EOY ind #2013

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 →

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$339K
Employer EIN951643378
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8M 4.508396137093232% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$7.4M$7.6M$7.8M$8M 20232024 $7.52M $7.86M ▲ +4.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 73 $8M
2024 1 72 $8M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007856797 · Participants: 72Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.568126014 · Participants: 22753Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.632419022 · Participants: 54954Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.931286515 · Participants: 24152Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.246676378 · Participants: 10970Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Cowlitz Family Health Center 403(b) Plan in WA ($8M); by covered participants it is Ford Foundation Retirement Plan in NY (72 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (72 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan assets move in 2024?
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2024, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was $339K.
How have Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.5%, from $8M to $8M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cowlitz Family Health Center 403(b) Plan in WA ($8M, 187 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 403(b) DC Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ford Foundation Retirement Plan in NY (72 participants, $298M in assets).