401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Northern Star Cooperative Service 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 87
Participants Small participant base: 50th
Percentile by assets National rank: $88,432
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Co-Op 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Northern Star Cooperative Service · Minnesota · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$8M in assets, 87 participants

Northern Star Cooperative Service's Co-Op 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 50th 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.

#653 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Northern Star Cooperative Service multi-year trail

Northern Star Cooperative Service's plans moved +16.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Co-Op 401(k) Plan at $8M / 87 participants.

#653
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers): +10.1%
assets growth YoY

Co-Op 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and all filers

Co-Op 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,693,598 Top 50% higher than 50% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Co-Op 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Co-Op 401(k) Plan is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Co-Op 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $394K in the plan year 2023 filing to $703K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Co-Op 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Co-Op 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 82 in the plan year 2023 filing to 87 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410248090 · Northern Star Cooperative Service PY 2024 · 401(k)

Co-Op 401(k) Plan · $8M · 87 · 50th

BOOK $8M
VS-ST 87
BOY 50th
SCH 401(k)
EBSA near Sysinformation Inc. 401(k) Plan
PART ind #653

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

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

Northern Star Cooperative Service multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $8M 16.624250349898613% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	77	$7M
2023	1	82	$7M
2024	1	87	$8M

Northern Star Cooperative Service filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$8M
Net Income	$703K
Employer EIN	410248090
Plan Effective Date	1990-03-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Co-Op 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan $57.9B · 179,076
Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan $26.6B · 205,460
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan $14.4B · 409,649
Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan $13.7B · 38,480
U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan $11.4B · 73,109

Compare Co-Op 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Co-Op 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sysinformation Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($8M); by covered participants it is Vian Enterprises 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Sysinformation Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $8M · 73
Colonial Parking 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (DC) $8M · 822
Latina Boulevard Foods LLC 401(k) Plan (NY) $8M · 290
Roethe Law Firm, LLP Profit Sharing Plan (WI) $8M · 6

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Vian Enterprises 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (CA) 87 · 0 off
Ordermygear 401(k) Plan (TX) 87 · 0 off
Quebedeaux Pontiac Gmc 401(k) Plan (AZ) 87 · 0 off
Perkins Motor Plex LLC Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan (KY) 87 · 0 off

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 Co-Op 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Co-Op 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.1% during 2024, from $7M to $8M. Reported net income was $703K.

How have Northern Star Cooperative Service plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northern Star Cooperative Service's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.6%, from $7M to $8M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Co-Op 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sysinformation Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($8M, 73 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Co-Op 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vian Enterprises 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA (87 participants, N/A 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 410248090.