401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Houston Museum of Natural Science 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
241
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$98,549
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Houston Museum of Natural Science · Texas · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$24M in assets, 241 participants

Houston Museum of Natural Science's Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan reported $24M in total assets and 241 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #2,456 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan covers 241 participants in Texas, about 35% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#2,456
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+20.0%
assets growth YoY

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,750,406 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) 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. Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (241 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 207 in the plan year 2023 filing to 241 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 741036131 · Houston Museum of Natural Science PY 2024 · 401(k)

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan · $24M · 241 · 73rd

  • PART $24M
  • TYPE 241
  • NET 73rd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near In Demand 401(k) Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #2456

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 Texas →

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN741036131
Plan Effective Date2004-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Houston Museum of Natural Science)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Houston Museum of Natural Science plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24M 52.665650969992036% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$15M$20M$25M 202220232024 $15.6M $23.8M ▲ +52.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 176 $16M
2023 1 207 $20M
2024 1 241 $24M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023750406 · Participants: 241Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.121795 · Participants: 109889AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.711 · Participants: 21990Exxonmobil Savings PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.378704663 · Participants: 21505Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.81200478 · Participants: 43873Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanSouthwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.991748637 · Participants: 67820Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan
Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is In Demand 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ ($24M); by covered participants it is Bbp Retirement Savings Plan in MI (241 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($24M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (241 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 Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.0% during 2024, from $20M to $24M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Houston Museum of Natural Science plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Houston Museum of Natural Science's sponsor-wide assets grew 52.7%, from $16M to $24M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is In Demand 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ ($24M, 95 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Houston Museum of Natural Science Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bbp Retirement Savings Plan in MI (241 participants, $41M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 741036131.

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.