401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northwest Natural Gas Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$298M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,136
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$262,366
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan · Sponsored by Northwest Natural Gas Company · Oregon · Utilities

$298M in assets, 1,136 participants

Northwest Natural Gas Company's Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan reported $298M in total assets and 1,136 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #550 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Oregon

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan covers 1,136 participants in Oregon, 2.6x the typical Oregon plan (state average ~443 per filing). Assets: $298M.

#550
in Utilities (721 peers)
+15.6%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$298,047,939 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 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 2023

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,136 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $258M in the plan year 2022 filing to $298M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 930256722 · Northwest Natural Gas Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan · $298M · 1,136 · 96th

  • PCT $298M
  • PCT 1,136
  • PCT 96th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Freedomrewards 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #550

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 →

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Savings Plan for Employees of Pernod Ricard USA, LLCSavings Plan for Employees o…$298MTax-Favored Savings Program$298MNorthwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings PlanNorthwest Natural Gas Compan…$298MFreedomrewards 401(k) Plan$298MTempur Sealy 401(k) Retirement PlanTempur Sealy 401(k) Retireme…$298M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Oregon filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$258M
Net Assets (End of Year)$298M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN930256722
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $538M $637M ▲ +18.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,541 $538M
2023 2 1,482 $593M
2024 2 1,504 $637M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Oregon

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Oregon, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.298047939 · Participants: 1136Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Nike, Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.902107007 · Participants: 40345401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Nike, Inc.Daimler Truck North America, L.L.C. Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.354402812 · Participants: 8353Daimler Truck North America, L.L.C. Employee Retirement Savings PlanPrecision Castparts Corp. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.192492885 · Participants: 16687Precision Castparts Corp. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanXpo Logistics Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.809963509 · Participants: 6189Xpo Logistics Retirement Savings PlanPacificorp K Plus Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.59531627 · Participants: 4968Pacificorp K Plus Employee Savings Plan
Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Oregon, assets vs. participants
Compare Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Oregon, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Freedomrewards 401(k) Plan in IL ($298M); by covered participants it is Squire Patton Boggs Retirement Savings Plan in OH (1,136 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($298M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,136 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.6% during 2023, from $258M to $298M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Northwest Natural Gas Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwest Natural Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.4%, from $538M to $637M.
Where does Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Freedomrewards 401(k) Plan in IL ($298M, 12,540 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Squire Patton Boggs Retirement Savings Plan in OH (1,136 participants, $814M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 930256722.

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.