Rocky Mountain Institute

Boulder, CO Professional servicesNAICS 541600

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
574Participants-2% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 16Professional services in COBy participants

Overview

Rocky Mountain Institute sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 574 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
574 · prior year 589
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Rocky Mountain Institute Health & Welfare Plan, plan 501 (574 participants)
Broker compensation
$11K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and AffiliatesDental440$341K—
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability516$233K$2K
Modern HealthEmployee Assistance Program648$207K—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident, Business Trave, Accident516$54K$8K
Vision Service PlanVision418$42K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 574 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$35K–$87K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$32K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Rocky Mountain Institute
Sponsor EIN
74-2244146
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 74-2244146 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Rocky Mountain Institute Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
765

About this data

Source: Rocky Mountain Institute's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Rocky Mountain Institute.

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