Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Museum of Science Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $47M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 376
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 83rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $123,991
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Museum of Science Savings Plan · Sponsored by Museum of Science · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$47M in assets, 376 participants
Museum of Science's Museum of Science Savings Plan reported $47M in total assets and 376 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.
- #2,629 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
Where Museum of Science Savings Plan sits by assets
Museum of Science Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $47M for 376 participants (~$123,991/participant), up 15.8% in 2024.
- #2,629
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
- +15.8%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Museum of Science Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Museum of Science Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$46,620,488 Top 17% higher than 83% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Museum of Science Savings 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. Museum of Science Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (376 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Museum of Science Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $47M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Museum of Science Savings Plan reported participants rose from 350 in the plan year 2023 filing to 376 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Museum of Science Savings Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2024 · Other
Museum of Science Savings Plan · $47M · 376 · 83rd
- 5500 $47M
- 5500 376
- 5500 83rd
- 5500 Other
- 5500 near Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan
- 5500 ind #2629
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 Massachusetts →
Museum of Science Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $40M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $47M |
| Net Income | $6M |
| Employer EIN | 042103916 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1988-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Museum of Science)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Museum of Science plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $80M 37.01478922765744% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 621 | $58M |
| 2023 | 2 | 609 | $69M |
| 2024 | 2 | 662 | $80M |
Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $4.3B · 24,395
- Beth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.5B · 33,591
- Boston University Retirement Plan $3.0B · 8,173
- Northeastern University Retirement Plan $2.6B · 8,900
- Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan $1.7B · 12,869
Museum of Science Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in OR ($47M); by covered participants it is Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) Plan in IL (376 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($47M here).
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan (OR) $47M · 139
- Graduate Management Admission Council Retirement Plan (VA) $47M · 112
- University Corporation for Advanced Internet Devel Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (MI) $47M · 136
- Montgomery Bell Academy 403(b) Tax Sheltered Investment Program (TN) $47M · 164
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (376 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) Plan (IL) 376 · 0 off
- March of Dimes, Inc. 403(b) Plan (VA) 376 · 0 off
- Riveon Mental Health & Recovery Retirement Plan (OH) 376 · 0 off
- Midland Christian School Retirement Plan (TX) 376 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.