Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Exploratorium Money Purchase Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $4M
- Total assets
- 110
- Participants
- 39th
- Percentile by assets
- $38,395
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · Sponsored by The Exploratorium · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$4M in assets, 110 participants
The Exploratorium's The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported $4M in total assets and 110 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.
- 39th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #1,667 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,716 peers)
Coverage in California
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement covers 110 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $4M.
- $4M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 110
- covered participants
- 39th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $38,395
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported net income fell from $434K in the plan year 2023 filing to $40K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reported participants fell from 112 in the plan year 2023 filing to 110 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement reports 110 participants - about 17% of that state average ($4M EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4M |
| Net Income | $40K |
| Employer EIN | 941696494 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Exploratorium)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 430 | $38M |
| 2023 | 2 | 594 | $47M |
| 2024 | 2 | 497 | $53M |
Nearby Money Purchase Plans in California
Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants
- The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $7.9B · 18,550
- Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan $5.7B · 37,013
- University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $5.0B · 19,806
- Directors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan $2.3B · 23,032
- Scripps Health Retirement Savings Plan $1.3B · 16,148
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's numbers.
- By total assets, The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement ranks in the lower half of filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Money Purchase plans in California. Compare plans
- The Exploratorium's sponsor-wide assets have grown 39.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans