Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Core Electric Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
173
Participants Small participant base
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,931
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Core Electric Cooperative · Colorado · Utilities

$8M in assets, 173 participants

Core Electric Cooperative's Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan reported $8M in total assets and 173 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #148 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan covers 173 participants in Colorado, about 46% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#148
in Utilities (721 peers)
+128.3%
assets growth YoY

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Utilities and all filers

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$7,600,078 Top 47% higher than 53% of 127,068 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 2023

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (173 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan reported participants rose from 144 in the plan year 2022 filing to 173 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 840235244 · Core Electric Cooperative PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan · $8M · 173 · 53rd

  • RANK $8M
  • RANK 173
  • RANK 53rd
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Sayles Evans Brayton Palmer & Tifft Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #148

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN840235244
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Core Electric Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Core Electric Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$69M 52.99753268837748% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $45.1M $68.9M ▲ +53.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 474 $45M
2023 4 627 $58M
2024 3 548 $69M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007600078 · Participants: 173Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28371737 · Participants: 39434Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.95106192 · Participants: 1506Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.853837683 · Participants: 1340Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434038888 · Participants: 213Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406218917 · Participants: 2822National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan
Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sayles Evans Brayton Palmer & Tifft Pension Plan in NY ($8M); by covered participants it is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (173 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (173 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan surged - up 128.3% during 2023, from $3M to $8M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Core Electric Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Core Electric Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 53.0%, from $45M to $69M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sayles Evans Brayton Palmer & Tifft Pension Plan in NY ($8M, 7 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (173 participants, $93M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 840235244.

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.