California Academy of Sciences 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingCalifornia Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 94-1156258Updated Oct 2026

What California Academy of Sciences' 403(b) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.3M in employer contributions, about $1,737 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$124,342
Average account balance
1,041
Participants (end of year)
$94.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.14%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperTIAA2023 Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorRsm US LLP (disclaimer opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

The recordkeeper is from the plan year 2023 filing, the latest that names one. The other rows are from the plan year 2024 filing.

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 152 defined-contribution plans in arts, entertainment, and recreation with 500 to 999 participants.

California Academy of Sciences: employer contribution per participant$1,737
Peer median$1,733
California Academy of Sciences: average balance$124,342
Peer median$56,463
California Academy of Sciences: admin expenses ÷ assets0.14%
Peer median0.26%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $87.6M at the end of plan year 2021 to $94.7M at the end of plan year 2024.

$87.6M2021$75.3M2022$86.7M2023$94.7M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the California Academy of Sciences plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,041$94.7M$1.3M$1,7370.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,093$86.7M$1.3M$1,6820.11%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022794$75.3M$1.2M$1,5280.11%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021759$87.6M$594K$7980.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does California Academy of Sciences match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.3M in employer contributions, about $1,737 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the California Academy of Sciences 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the California Academy of Sciences Defined Contribution Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the California Academy of Sciences 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2023 filing is TIAA. The plan administrator is California Academy of Sciences.

I left California Academy of Sciences. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (California Academy of Sciences, (415) 379-5158) or the recordkeeper, TIAA. The California Academy of Sciences old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old California Academy of Sciences 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports California Academy of Sciences filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with California Academy of Sciences. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology