Lakes Area Cooperative 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingCo-Op 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 41-0474270Updated Oct 2026

What Lakes Area 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 2024 filing reports $457K in employer contributions, about $2,127 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$38,719
Average account balance
229
Participants (end of year)
$8.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.42%
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.

RecordkeeperMilliman, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorWidmer Roel PC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 595 defined-contribution plans in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting with 100 to 499 participants.

Lakes Area Cooperative: employer contribution per participant$2,127
Peer median$1,917
Lakes Area Cooperative: average balance$38,719
Peer median$58,404
Lakes Area Cooperative: admin expenses ÷ assets0.42%
Peer median0.38%

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 $5.1M at the end of plan year 2021 to $8.3M at the end of plan year 2024.

$5.1M2021$4.6M2022$8.7M2023$8.3M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Lakes Area Cooperative plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024229$8.3M$457K$2,1270.42%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023218$8.7M$421K$1,9840.56%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202298$4.6M$189K$1,9310.42%Not published5500-SF ↗
202188$5.1M$188K$2,1380.59%Not published5500-SF ↗

Common questions

Does Lakes Area Cooperative match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Co-Op 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $457K in employer contributions, about $2,127 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Lakes Area Cooperative 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Co-Op 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Lakes Area Cooperative 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Milliman, Inc.. The plan administrator is Lakes Area Cooperative.

I left Lakes Area Cooperative. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Lakes Area Cooperative, (218) 346-6240) or the recordkeeper, Milliman, Inc.. The Lakes Area Cooperative old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Lakes Area Cooperative 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Lakes Area Cooperative 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 Lakes Area Cooperative. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology