Northern Star (Pogo) 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingNorthern Star (Pogo) LLC 401k Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 92-0173618Updated Oct 2026

What Northern Star (Pogo)'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 $4M in employer contributions, about $4,682 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$82,678
Average account balance
882
Participants (end of year)
$69.8M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.37%
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 Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 77 defined-contribution plans in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction with 500 to 999 participants.

Northern Star (Pogo): employer contribution per participant$4,682
Peer median$3,161
Northern Star (Pogo): average balance$82,678
Peer median$80,254
Northern Star (Pogo): admin expenses ÷ assets0.37%
Peer median0.18%

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 $54.7M at the end of plan year 2021 to $69.8M at the end of plan year 2024.

$54.7M2021$49.3M2022$62.2M2023$69.8M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Northern Star (Pogo) plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024882$69.8M$4M$4,6820.37%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023916$62.2M$4M$4,4290.32%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022736$49.3M$3.1M$4,1810.33%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021642$54.7M$2.9M$4,4850.23%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Northern Star (Pogo) match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Northern Star (Pogo) LLC 401k Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $4M in employer contributions, about $4,682 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Northern Star (Pogo) 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Northern Star (Pogo) LLC 401k Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Northern Star (Pogo) 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is Northern Star (Pogo) LLC.

I left Northern Star (Pogo). How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Northern Star (Pogo) LLC, (907) 895-2500) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Northern Star (Pogo) old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Northern Star (Pogo) 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Northern Star (Pogo) 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 Northern Star (Pogo). Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology