Cooper Hatchery 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingCooper Farms Retirement Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 34-4852946Updated Oct 2026

What Cooper Hatchery's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.6M in employer contributions, about $2,461 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$69,112
Average account balance
1,894
Participants (end of year)
$130M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.28%
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.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorShultz Huber & Associates, Inc. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 54 defined-contribution plans in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Cooper Hatchery: employer contribution per participant$2,461
Peer median$1,612
Cooper Hatchery: average balance$69,112
Peer median$55,989
Cooper Hatchery: admin expenses ÷ assets0.28%
Peer median0.27%

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 $113M at the end of plan year 2021 to $130M at the end of plan year 2024.

$113M2021$101M2022$117M2023$130M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Cooper Hatchery plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,894$130M$4.6M$2,4610.28%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,884$117M$6M$3,2200.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,850$101M$5M$2,7400.31%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,787$113M$993K$5600.33%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Cooper Hatchery match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Cooper Farms Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.6M in employer contributions, about $2,461 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Cooper Hatchery 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Cooper Farms Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Cooper Hatchery 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Cooper Hatchery, Inc..

I left Cooper Hatchery. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Cooper Hatchery, Inc., (419) 594-3325) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Cooper Hatchery old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Cooper Hatchery 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Cooper Hatchery filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) 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 Cooper Hatchery. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology