Valley Telephone Cooperative 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingValley Telephone Cooperative Coop. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 74-1207591Updated Oct 2026

What Valley Telephone 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 $829K in employer contributions, about $3,770 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$62,829
Average account balance
226
Participants (end of year)
$13.8M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.27%
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.

RecordkeeperNewport Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorHeard, Mcelroy & Vestal, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,508 defined-contribution plans in information with 100 to 499 participants.

Valley Telephone Cooperative: employer contribution per participant$3,770
Peer median$2,188
Valley Telephone Cooperative: average balance$62,829
Peer median$63,883
Valley Telephone Cooperative: admin expenses ÷ assets0.27%
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 $12.1M at the end of plan year 2021 to $13.8M at the end of plan year 2024.

$12.1M2021$11.4M2022$12.7M2023$13.8M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Valley Telephone Cooperative plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024226$13.8M$829K$3,7700.27%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023239$12.7M$730K$3,1490.25%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022241$11.4M$795K$3,4400.23%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021240$12.1M$783K$3,2610.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Valley Telephone Cooperative plans (1)

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

Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 74-1207591 · plan year 2024 filing
$118,375
Average account balance
151
Participants (end of year)
$17.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.75%
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.

Independent auditorHeard, Mcelroy, & Vestal, LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Valley Telephone Cooperative match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Valley Telephone Cooperative Coop. 401(k) Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $829K in employer contributions, about $3,770 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Valley Telephone Cooperative 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Valley Telephone Cooperative Coop. 401(k) Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Valley Telephone Cooperative 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Newport Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc..

I left Valley Telephone Cooperative. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., (956) 642-1128) or the recordkeeper, Newport Group, Inc.. The Valley Telephone Cooperative old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Valley Telephone Cooperative 401(k)

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