Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
84
Participants Small participant base
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$125,686
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) · Sponsored by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. · Kentucky · Transportation & Warehousing

$11M in assets, 84 participants

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) reported $11M in total assets and 84 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,650 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. multi-year trail

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s plans moved +43.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) at $11M / 84 participants.

#2,650
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-18.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)'s mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$10,557,615 Top 34% higher than 66% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) is a small filing (84 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 730183220 · Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) · $11M · 84 · 66th

  • ASSETS $11M
  • ASSETS 84
  • ASSETS 66th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Carepoint Health, LLC Cash Balance Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2650

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Kentucky →

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) in the asset neighbourhood

First Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Retirement Pension PlanFirst Credit Union Cash Bala…$11MYoung Brothers, Limited Salaried Pension PlanYoung Brothers, Limited Sala…$11MSouthern Star Retirement Plan (Union)Southern Star Retirement Pla…$11MCarepoint Health, LLC Cash Balance PlanCarepoint Health, LLC Cash B…$11MGeneral Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesGeneral Refractories Company…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$228M 43.42830418176899% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $159M $228M ▲ +43.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 949 $159M
2023 3 943 $196M
2024 3 961 $228M

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN730183220
Plan Effective Date1982-11-12
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union), Total assets ($B): 0.010557615 · Participants: 84Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)Lg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.114176604 · Participants: 983Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.945981 · Participants: 317Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.753576 · Participants: 4539Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.559607588 · Participants: 1262Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.415049 · Participants: 285Ashland Hercules Pension Plan II
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants
Compare Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Carepoint Health, LLC Cash Balance Plan in CO ($11M); by covered participants it is Restated Texas Pacific Land Corporation Revised Employees' Pension Plan in TX (84 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) assets move in 2022? ▼
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) declined sharply - down 18.0% during 2022, from $13M to $11M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 43.4%, from $159M to $228M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Carepoint Health, LLC Cash Balance Plan in CO ($11M, 161 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Restated Texas Pacific Land Corporation Revised Employees' Pension Plan in TX (84 participants, $12M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 730183220.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.