Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Exploratorium Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
110
Participants Small participant base
39th
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,395
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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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.

  • #1,773 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in California

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement covers 110 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#1,773
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+0.9%
assets growth YoY

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,223,501 39th percentile higher than 39% 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

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement 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. The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement sits mid-pack in the medium band (110 participants).

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941696494 · The Exploratorium PY 2024 · Money Purchase

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement · $4M · 110 · 39th

  • TYPE $4M
  • TYPE 110
  • TYPE 39th
  • TYPE Money Purchase
  • TYPE near Action-Housing, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #1773

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 California →

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement in the asset neighbourhood

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution RetirementThe Exploratorium Defined Co…$4MAction-Housing, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanAction-Housing, Inc. Employe…$4MWinston W Chen Dds PA Profit Sharing PlanWinston W Chen Dds PA Profit…$4MCommunity Health Centers, Inc. Money Purchase Pension PlanCommunity Health Centers, In…$4MThe Fresh Air Fund Pension PlanThe Fresh Air Fund Pension P…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$40K
Employer EIN941696494
Plan Effective Date1987-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Exploratorium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Exploratorium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$53M 39.734791306158776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.8M $52.9M ▲ +39.8%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement, Total assets ($B): 0.004223501 · Participants: 110The Exploratorium Defined Contribution RetirementThe Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 7.903445624 · Participants: 18550The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.667619665 · Participants: 37013Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.016619293 · Participants: 19806University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanCarpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 3.48261473 · Participants: 24741Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaDirectors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.321194427 · Participants: 23032Directors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Action-Housing, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in PA ($4M); by covered participants it is Arendell Parrott Academy, Inc. Retirement Plan in NC (110 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (110 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 The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement assets move in 2024? ▼
The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement held essentially flat - up 0.9% during 2024, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was $40K.
How have The Exploratorium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Exploratorium's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.7%, from $38M to $53M.
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Action-Housing, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in PA ($4M, 97 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Exploratorium Defined Contribution Retirement? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Arendell Parrott Academy, Inc. Retirement Plan in NC (110 participants, N/A 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 941696494.

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.