The Field Museum of Natural History403(b)
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 403(B) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024
Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
The Field Museum of Natural History reported $37,754 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,964 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 0.06% to 0.07%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 849th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 181st of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $2.18 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.
The Field Museum of Natural History's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. 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.
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Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362167011 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.