Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Northwest Natural Gas Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $295M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 346
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $851,202
- 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
$295M in assets, 346 participants
Northwest Natural Gas Company's Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported $295M in total assets and 346 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.
- #549 in Utilities (721 peers)
Utilities sector rank
Within Utilities, Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company ranks #549 of 721 2023 filers by assets (182% of the sector average)-$295M for 346 participants.
- #549
- in Utilities (721 peers)
- +5.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 3.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$294,515,885 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (346 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported net income rose from -$119M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported participants fell from 407 in the plan year 2022 filing to 346 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company end-of-year assets rose from $280M in the plan year 2022 filing to $295M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 930256722 · Northwest Natural Gas Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company · $295M · 346 · 96th
- PHOTO $295M
- PHOTO 346
- PHOTO 96th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)
- PHOTO ind #549
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) | $280M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $295M |
| Net Income | $14M |
| 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 Pension Plan $1.7B · 4,840
- Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan $1.5B · 4,660
- Ua Local 290 Plumber, Steamfitter & Shipfitter Pension Plan $1.1B · 3,351
- Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan $1.1B · 2,018
- Oregon Retail Employees Pension Plan $1.0B · 20,043
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 British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) in NY ($295M); by covered participants it is L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan in ME (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($295M here).
- British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) (NY) $295M · 214
- Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Retirement Income Plan (NJ) $295M · 1,265
- Pennsylvania State Education Association Pension Plan (PA) $294M · 252
- White & Case LLP Pension Plan (NY) $295M · 371
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (346 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.