Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nc Museum of Life and Science Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
126
Participants Small participant base
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,513
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan · Sponsored by Nc Museum of Life and Science · North Carolina · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$11M in assets, 126 participants

Nc Museum of Life and Science's North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan reported $11M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #2,165 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan covers 126 participants in North Carolina, about 15% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#2,165
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,404,593 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan reported participants rose from 93 in the plan year 2023 filing to 126 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 560938434 · Nc Museum of Life and Science PY 2024 · Other

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan · $11M · 126 · 59th

  • PCT $11M
  • PCT 126
  • PCT 59th
  • PCT Other
  • PCT near St. Charles Health Council, Inc. 403b Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #2165

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 North Carolina →

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Glenwood Inc. 403(b) Plan$11MEau Claire Cooperative Center 403(b) Retirement Plan and TrustEau Claire Cooperative Cente…$11MNorth Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) PlanNorth Carolina Museum of Lif…$11MSt. Charles Health Council, Inc. 403b Retirement PlanSt. Charles Health Council, …$11MEffingham Hospital Tsa Plan$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN560938434
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nc Museum of Life and Science)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nc Museum of Life and Science plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 38.19547948332798% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $8.25M $11.4M ▲ +38.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 87 $8M
2023 1 93 $10M
2024 1 126 $11M

Nearby Other Plans in North Carolina

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

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011404593 · Participants: 126North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) PlanThe Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.044676648 · Participants: 48377The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanWake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.642720552 · Participants: 19745Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.62454492 · Participants: 13533The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings PlanWake Forest University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.889362028 · Participants: 3215Wake Forest University Retirement PlanCaromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.510802535 · Participants: 4913Caromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Other by assets is St. Charles Health Council, Inc. 403b Retirement Plan in VA ($11M); by covered participants it is Agency for Community Transit 403b Retirement Plan in IL (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan assets move in 2024?
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2024, from $10M to $11M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Nc Museum of Life and Science plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nc Museum of Life and Science's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.2%, from $8M to $11M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Charles Health Council, Inc. 403b Retirement Plan in VA ($11M, 187 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 403(b) DC (Defined Contribution) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Agency for Community Transit 403b Retirement Plan in IL (126 participants, $18M in assets).