ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
24
Participants Small participant base
37th
Percentile by assets National rank
$139,991
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP · Sponsored by Bison Engineering, Inc. · Montana · Professional & Technical Services

$3M in assets, 24 participants

Bison Engineering, Inc.'s Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP reported $3M in total assets and 24 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 37th 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.

  • #6,990 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Bison Engineering, Inc. multi-year trail

Bison Engineering, Inc.'s plans moved +34.7% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP at $3M / 24 participants.

#6,990
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+25.6%
assets growth YoY

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,359,792 37th percentile higher than 37% 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

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP is a small filing (24 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP reported net income rose from $245K in the plan year 2022 filing to $684K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP reported participants fell from 25 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 810453817 · Bison Engineering, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP · $3M · 24 · 37th

  • TYPE $3M
  • NET 24
  • BOOK 37th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • BOY near J & G Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #6990

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 Montana →

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Bison Engineering, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bison Engineering, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 34.73101097262171% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M 202220232024 $2.68M $3.6M ▲ +34.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 25 $3M
2023 1 24 $3M
2024 1 24 $4M

Bison Engineering, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$684K
Employer EIN810453817
Plan Effective Date1988-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Montana

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

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Montana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP, Total assets ($M): 3.359792 · Participants: 24Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOPPacific Hide & Fur Depot D/B/a Pacific Steel & Recycling ESOP, Total assets ($M): 441.768786 · Participants: 824Pacific Hide & Fur Depot D/B/a Pacific Steel & Recycling ESOPD.a. Davidson Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 149.547346 · Participants: 1474D.a. Davidson Companies Employee Stock Ownership PlanElectrical Consultants, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 81.207033 · Participants: 720Electrical Consultants, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMorrison-Maierle, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 73.232679 · Participants: 278Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSletten, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 71.920975 · Participants: 303Sletten, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Montana, assets vs. participants
Compare Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Montana, the nearest ESOP by assets is J & G Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM ($3M); by covered participants it is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24 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 Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP assets move in 2023? ▼
Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP grew sharply - up 25.6% during 2023, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was $684K.
How have Bison Engineering, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bison Engineering, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.7%, from $3M to $4M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is J & G Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM ($3M, 54 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bison Engineering, Inc. ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants, N/A 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 810453817.

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.