Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Northwest Natural Gas Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $280M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 407
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $688,712
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company · Sponsored by Northwest Natural Gas Company · Oregon · Utilities
$280M in assets, 407 participants
Northwest Natural Gas Company's Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported $280M in total assets and 407 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #571 in Utilities (738 peers)
Utilities sector rank
Within Utilities, Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company ranks #571 of 738 2022 filers by assets (192% of the sector average)-$280M for 407 participants.
- #571
- in Utilities (738 peers)
- -29.8%
- assets change YoY
- 2.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $119M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$280,305,827 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (407 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 930256722 · Northwest Natural Gas Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company · $280M · 407 · 97th
- RANK $280M
- RANK 407
- RANK 97th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan
- RANK ind #571
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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Oregon →
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in the asset neighbourhood
Utilities filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $399M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $280M |
| Net Income | -$119M |
| Employer EIN | 930256722 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1950-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Northwest Natural Gas Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwest Natural Gas Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $637M 18.367553262462817% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,541 | $538M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,482 | $593M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,504 | $637M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Oregon
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Xpo Logistics Pension Plan $1.6B · 5,364
- Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan $1.4B · 4,602
- Oregon Retail Employees Pension Plan $983M · 23,156
- Ua Local 290 Plumber, Steamfitter & Shipfitter Pension Plan & Shipfitter Pension Plan $965M · 3,037
- Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan $918M · 2,212
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Oregon, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan in TX ($280M); by covered participants it is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in CO (407 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($280M here).
- Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan (TX) $280M · 9,195
- Mattel Cash Balance Plan (CA) $280M · 266
- Roofers Local 149 Pension Fund (MI) $280M · 979
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B (TN) $280M · 1,066
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (407 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (CO) 407 · 0 off
- Communications Workers of America Adjustable Pension Plan (DC) 407 · 0 off
- Lennox Industries Inc Pension Plan for Bu Ees - Lennox Mfg Inc (TX) 407 · 0 off
- Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Middlesex Savings Bank (MA) 407 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.