Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Museum of Science Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
286
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,788
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Museum of Science Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Museum of Science · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$33M in assets, 286 participants

Museum of Science's Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported $33M in total assets and 286 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #2,544 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Museum of Science Retirement Plan covers 286 participants in Massachusetts, about 43% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#2,544
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Museum of Science Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,115,259 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Museum of Science Retirement 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 Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (286 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Museum of Science Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 259 in the plan year 2023 filing to 286 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042103916 · Museum of Science PY 2024 · Money Purchase

Museum of Science Retirement Plan · $33M · 286 · 79th

  • EIN $33M
  • EIN 286
  • EIN 79th
  • EIN Money Purchase
  • EIN near The Flying Tiger Line Inc. Variable Annuity Pension Plan for Pilots
  • EIN ind #2544

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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Museum of Science Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN042103916
Plan Effective Date1988-05-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $58.2M $79.7M ▲ +37.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 621 $58M
2023 2 609 $69M
2024 2 662 $80M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts

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

Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Museum of Science Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033115259 · Participants: 286Museum of Science Retirement PlanRetirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University, Total assets ($B): 2.380051887 · Participants: 2774Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.291740538 · Participants: 11506Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity FundHarvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.033803409 · Participants: 14571Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W., Total assets ($B): 1.774297856 · Participants: 8421Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W.Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.039998444 · Participants: 5769Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan
Museum of Science Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Museum of Science Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Museum of Science Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is The Flying Tiger Line Inc. Variable Annuity Pension Plan for Pilots in TN ($33M); by covered participants it is Paintmakers Money Accumulation Pension Plan B in WA (286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (286 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 Museum of Science Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Museum of Science Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2024, from $29M to $33M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Museum of Science plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Museum of Science's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.0%, from $58M to $80M.
Where does Museum of Science Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Museum of Science Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Museum of Science Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Flying Tiger Line Inc. Variable Annuity Pension Plan for Pilots in TN ($33M, N/A participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Museum of Science Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paintmakers Money Accumulation Pension Plan B in WA (286 participants, $40M 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 042103916.

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.