Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
363
Participants Below avg headcount
41st
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,230
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a · Sponsored by Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. · North Dakota · Utilities

$5M in assets, 363 participants

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.'s Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a reported $5M in total assets and 363 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 41st 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.

  • #112 in Utilities (732 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a ranks #112 of 732 2024 filers by assets (11180% of the sector average)-$5M for 363 participants.

#112
in Utilities (732 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a's mid-pack asset rank among Utilities and all filers

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,802,397 41st percentile higher than 41% 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

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a 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. Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a sits mid-pack in the medium band (363 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a reported net income rose from $218K in the plan year 2023 filing to $457K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a reported participants rose from 289 in the plan year 2023 filing to 363 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a end-of-year assets rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 450166406 · Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a · $5M · 363 · 41st

  • BOOK $5M
  • VS-ST 363
  • BOY 41st
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Vanness & Vanness, P.a. Cash Balance Plan
  • PART ind #112

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 North Dakota →

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income$457K
Employer EIN450166406
Plan Effective Date1952-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$169M 37.39444569682429% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $123M $169M ▲ +37.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,123 $123M
2023 3 1,055 $146M
2024 3 1,157 $169M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Dakota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -50050100150 Total assets ($M) Participants Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a, Total assets ($M): 4.802397 · Participants: 363Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan aClark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 100.997713 · Participants: 951Clark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension PlanClark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50), Total assets ($M): 100.672748 · Participants: 125Clark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50)Mdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, Total assets ($M): 89.858587 · Participants: 118Mdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit EmployeesAltru Health System Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($M): 83.559007 · Participants: 1282Altru Health System Cash Balance PlanDoosan Pension Plan Number One, Total assets ($M): 55.277609 · Participants: 410Doosan Pension Plan Number One
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a side-by-side with 3 peers →

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Vanness & Vanness, P.a. Cash Balance Plan in FL ($5M); by covered participants it is Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Findlay Represented Employee Retirement Plan in OH (363 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (363 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 Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a assets move in 2024? ▼
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $4M to $5M. Reported net income was $457K.
How have Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 37.4%, from $123M to $169M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vanness & Vanness, P.a. Cash Balance Plan in FL ($5M, 5 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Employees Pension Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Findlay Represented Employee Retirement Plan in OH (363 participants, $172M 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 450166406.

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.