401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Great Northern Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
125
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$160,111
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Great Northern Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 125 participants

Great Northern Corporation's Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 125 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #10,632 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan covers 125 participants in Wisconsin, about 22% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#10,632
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$20,013,931 Top 30% higher than 70% of 123,620 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 2024

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (125 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 148 in the plan year 2023 filing to 125 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 390990697 · Great Northern Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan · $20M · 125 · 70th

  • EOY $20M
  • EOY 125
  • EOY 70th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Thk America, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #10632

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN390990697
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Northern Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Northern Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$361M 28.034812793485592% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $282M $361M ▲ +28.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,441 $282M
2023 2 1,492 $324M
2024 2 1,480 $361M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020013931 · Participants: 125Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.487791739 · Participants: 80015Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.188548319 · Participants: 28489Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.136404794 · Participants: 26372Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.988151 · Participants: 11661Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.765132976 · Participants: 9217Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Thk America, Inc. Retirement Plan in IL ($20M); by covered participants it is Portland Forge Interim Manufacturing Plan in IN (125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (125 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2024, from $18M to $20M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Great Northern Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Northern Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $282M to $361M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thk America, Inc. Retirement Plan in IL ($20M, 134 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Appleton Union Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Portland Forge Interim Manufacturing Plan in IN (125 participants, $2M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390990697.

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.