Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
76
Participants Small participant base
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$153,555
Avg per participant Above 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

$12M in assets, 76 participants

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) reported $12M in total assets and 76 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd 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.

  • #2,102 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 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 $12M / 76 participants.

#2,102
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$11,670,150 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) is a small filing (76 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) reported participants fell from 84 in the plan year 2022 filing to 76 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 730183220 · Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) · $12M · 76 · 62nd

  • NET $12M
  • BOOK 76
  • VS-ST 62nd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Genon Pension Plan for Bargained Employees
  • EBSA ind #2102

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

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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 2023.

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 (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$1M
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): 0.01167015 · Participants: 76Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)Lg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.112165749 · Participants: 833Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.984309 · Participants: 70Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.734224 · Participants: 3834Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.499207588 · Participants: 1160Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.468812 · Participants: 57Ashland 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 Genon Pension Plan for Bargained Employees in TX ($12M); by covered participants it is Renasant Bank Amended and Restated Pension Plan in MS (76 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (76 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 Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) assets move in 2023? ▼
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2023, from $11M to $12M. Reported net income was $1M.
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 Genon Pension Plan for Bargained Employees in TX ($12M, 88 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 Renasant Bank Amended and Restated Pension Plan in MS (76 participants, $20M 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 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.