401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

North Country Business Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
154
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$79,338
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by North Country Business Products, Inc. · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$12M in assets, 154 participants

North Country Business Products, Inc.'s North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported $12M in total assets and 154 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #6,204 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan covers 154 participants in Minnesota, about 14% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#6,204
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+24.3%
assets growth YoY

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,218,061 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 401(k) 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 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (154 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 146 in the plan year 2022 filing to 154 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410944999 · North Country Business Products, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan · $12M · 154 · 63rd

  • EBSA $12M
  • EBSA 154
  • EBSA 63rd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Foote Family of Companies Employee Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #6204

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

North Country Business Products 401(k) PlanNorth Country Business Produ…$12MFoote Family of Companies Employee Savings PlanFoote Family of Companies Em…$12MTwist, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and TrustTwist, Inc. Profit Sharing P…$12MChrome Deposit Corporation 401(k) PlanChrome Deposit Corporation 4…$12MDba Dutchie 401(k) Plan$12M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN410944999
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
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 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012218061 · Participants: 154North Country Business Products 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Foote Family of Companies Employee Savings Plan in NE ($12M); by covered participants it is Eaze Solutions Inc. Retirement Trust in CA (154 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($12M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (154 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 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 24.3% during 2023, from $10M to $12M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 401(k) plans are similar in size to North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Foote Family of Companies Employee Savings Plan in NE ($12M, 375 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eaze Solutions Inc. Retirement Trust in CA (154 participants, $3M 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.