Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$49M
Total assets Below avg plan size
387
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$125,689
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Exploratorium Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Exploratorium · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$49M in assets, 387 participants

The Exploratorium's The Exploratorium Retirement Plan reported $49M in total assets and 387 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #2,640 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where The Exploratorium Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $49M for 387 participants (~$125,689/participant), up 13.7% in 2024.

#2,640
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+13.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,641,833 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 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. The Exploratorium Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (387 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Exploratorium Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Exploratorium Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 482 in the plan year 2023 filing to 387 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Exploratorium Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $49M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 941696494 · The Exploratorium PY 2024 · Other

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan · $49M · 387 · 84th

  • IND $49M
  • EOY 387
  • 5500 84th
  • ASSETS Other
  • PCT near The Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for Staff
  • EIN ind #2640

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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Judge Baker Children's Center Retirement and Tda PlanJudge Baker Children's Cente…$49MSeattle Symphony Savings Plan$49MThe Exploratorium Retirement PlanThe Exploratorium Retirement…$49MThe Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for StaffThe Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax D…$49MNorthwestern College 403(b) DC PlanNorthwestern College 403(b) …$49M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Exploratorium Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$49M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN941696494
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
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 Other Plans in California

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

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Exploratorium Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.048641833 · Participants: 387The Exploratorium Retirement PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.568126014 · Participants: 22753Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.632419022 · Participants: 54954Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.931286515 · Participants: 24152Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.246676378 · Participants: 10970Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
The Exploratorium Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Exploratorium Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Exploratorium Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is The Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for Staff in NY ($49M); by covered participants it is Mcdonogh School Retirement Plan in MD (387 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (387 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 Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Exploratorium Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.7% during 2024, from $43M to $49M. Reported net income was $6M.
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.
Where does The Exploratorium Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Exploratorium Retirement Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Other plans are similar in size to The Exploratorium Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for Staff in NY ($49M, 1,375 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Exploratorium Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mcdonogh School Retirement Plan in MD (387 participants, $80M 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.