Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingBasin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) Plan · Plan 401 · EIN 45-0277395Updated Oct 2026

What Basin Electric Power Cooperative's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $9.4M in employer contributions, about $8,190 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$388,177
Average account balance
1,163
Participants (end of year)
$446M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.05%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 25 defined-contribution plans in utilities with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative: employer contribution per participant$8,190
Peer median$7,217
Basin Electric Power Cooperative: average balance$388,177
Peer median$246,482
Basin Electric Power Cooperative: admin expenses ÷ assets0.05%
Peer median0.05%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $391M at the end of plan year 2021 to $446M at the end of plan year 2025.

$391M2021$329M2022$355M2023$396M2024$446M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Basin Electric Power Cooperative plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20251,163$446M$9.4M$8,1900.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20241,111$396M$7.7M$7,0280.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,055$355M$6.7M$6,3900.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,050$329M$6.1M$5,9070.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,024$391M$5.9M$5,8060.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Basin Electric Power Cooperative plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan

Plan 403 · EIN 45-0277395 · plan year 2025 filing
$320,936
Average account balance
343
Participants (end of year)
$108M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.08%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Wy/Ne Union 401(k) Plan

Plan 404 · EIN 45-0277395 · plan year 2025 filing
$350,401
Average account balance
265
Participants (end of year)
$89.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.08%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Basin Electric Power Cooperative match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $9.4M in employer contributions, about $8,190 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

I left Basin Electric Power Cooperative. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Basin Electric Power Cooperative, (701) 223-0441) or the recordkeeper, The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The Basin Electric Power Cooperative old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Basin Electric Power Cooperative filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology