Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Museum of Science Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $33M
- Total assets
- 286
- Participants
- 79th
- Percentile by assets
- $115,788
- Avg per participant
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.
- 79th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #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.
- $33M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 286
- covered participants
- 79th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $115,788
- avg assets per participant
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.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Museum of Science Retirement Plan reports 286 participants - about 43% of that state average ($33M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $29M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $33M |
| Net Income | $4M |
| Employer EIN | 042103916 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1988-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Museum of Science)
| 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
- Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University $2.4B · 2,774
- Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund $2.3B · 11,506
- Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.0B · 14,571
- Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W. $1.8B · 8,421
- Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan $1.0B · 5,769
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Museum of Science Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Museum of Science Retirement Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Museum of Science's sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans