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Museum of Science and IndustryProfit-sharing plan

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, CHICAGO 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.29%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Museum of Science and Industry reported $92,634 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.29% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,888 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.16% to 0.29%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 1,248th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 297th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $2.60 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$32,705,268
Participants with balances540
Active participants285
Employer contributions$538,143
Employee contributions$1,397,399
Employer contribution per active participant$1,888
Average account balance$60,565
Benefits paid to participants$2,867,731
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$32.7M · 540 accts · $538K emplr
2023$30.1M · 520 accts · $538K emplr
2022$28.4M · 529 accts · $465K emplr
Employer contributions to the Museum of Science and Industry plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,888
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,888 per active participant
2023$2,008 per active participant
2022$1,625 per active participant

Museum of Science and Industry's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping · Consulting$56,134
MMA SECURITIES LLC · Consulting$37,500

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$92,634 · 0.29%
2023$82,689 · 0.28%
2022$49,778 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362167797 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.