ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

North Country Business Products, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
133
Participants Small participant base
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$96,833
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by North Country Business Products, Inc. · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$13M in assets, 133 participants

North Country Business Products, Inc.'s North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported $13M in total assets and 133 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #6,287 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan covers 133 participants in Minnesota, about 12% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#6,287
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
-2.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $318K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,878,843 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership 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. North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (133 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$318K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 130 in the plan year 2022 filing to 133 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410944999 · North Country Business Products, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan · $13M · 133 · 64th

  • VS-ST $13M
  • VS-ST 133
  • VS-ST 64th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • VS-ST near Et Environmental Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6287

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Minnesota →

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$318K
Employer EIN410944999
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (North Country Business Products, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All North Country Business Products, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 20.986963599186268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $23M $27.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 276 $23M
2023 2 287 $25M
2024 2 285 $28M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota

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

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 12.878843 · Participants: 133North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership PlanAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 899.073238 · Participants: 11644Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 497.538965 · Participants: 789Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 432.374379 · Participants: 446Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustHormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing Trust, Total assets ($M): 431.874919 · Participants: 4575Hormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing TrustForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.610266 · Participants: 412Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Et Environmental Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($13M); by covered participants it is Campus Construction Management Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (133 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (133 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 North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 2.4% during 2023, from $13M to $13M. Reported net income was -$318K.
How have North Country Business Products, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), North Country Business Products, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $23M to $28M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Et Environmental Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($13M, 57 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Campus Construction Management Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (133 participants, $25M 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 410944999.

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.