401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
142
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$192,665
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc · Michigan · Utilities

$27M in assets, 142 participants

Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc's Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan reported $27M in total assets and 142 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #296 in Utilities (732 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan covers 142 participants in Michigan, about 22% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#296
in Utilities (732 peers)
+15.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,358,371 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Great Lakes Energy Union 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. Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (142 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $27M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 138 in the plan year 2023 filing to 142 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 383321875 · Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan · $27M · 142 · 76th

  • PCT $27M
  • PCT 142
  • PCT 76th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Wayne Brothers, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #296

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 Michigan →

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) PlanGreat Lakes Energy Union 401…$27MWayne Brothers, Inc. 401(k) PlanWayne Brothers, Inc. 401(k) …$27MModuspec LLC 401(k) Plan$27MPlaceworks 401(k) Plan$27MUtility Service Co., Inc. 401(k) PlanUtility Service Co., Inc. 40…$27M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN383321875
Plan Effective Date1971-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$65M 40.0790760575622% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $46.4M $65M ▲ +40.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 296 $46M
2023 2 294 $57M
2024 2 301 $65M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027358371 · Participants: 142Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wayne Brothers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($27M); by covered participants it is Slickdeals, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NV (142 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($27M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (142 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 Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2024, from $24M to $27M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Lakes Energy Cooperative, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.1%, from $46M to $65M.
Where does Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan ranks in the 76th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wayne Brothers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($27M, 507 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Lakes Energy Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Slickdeals, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NV (142 participants, $19M 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 383321875.

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.