Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cascade Natural Gas Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 87
Participants Small participant base: 88th
Percentile by assets National rank: $716,133
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation · Sponsored by Cascade Natural Gas Corporation · Washington · Utilities

$62M in assets, 87 participants

Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation reported $62M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

#403 in Utilities (721 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation ranks #403 of 721 2023 filers by assets (862% of the sector average)-$62M for 87 participants.

#403
in Utilities (721 peers): +1.2%
assets growth YoY: 0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,303,607 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation among smaller 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 Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $744K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation reported participants fell from 93 in the plan year 2022 filing to 87 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 910599090 · Cascade Natural Gas Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation · $62M · 87 · 88th

EIN $62M
EIN 87
EIN 88th
EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
EIN near Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan
EIN ind #403

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 Washington →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$62M
Net Income	$744K
Employer EIN	910599090
Plan Effective Date	1962-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cascade Natural Gas Corporation)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $58M 5.063819127370529% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	93	$62M
2023	1	87	$62M
2024	1	78	$58M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan $57.4B · 229,511
The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $25.0B · 31,566
The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $16.3B · 32,477
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan $3.3B · 15,892
Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.1B · 8,339

Compare Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan in IN ($62M); by covered participants it is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan (IN) $62M · 29
Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (FL) $62M · 196
Sheet Metal 7 Zone 3 Pension Fund (MI) $62M · 191
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated Employees' Retirement Plan (NJ) $62M · 304

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Irving Tissue Pension Plan (NY) 87 · 0 off
Little Rapids Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (WI) 87 · 0 off
Urology of St. Louis, Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan (MO) 87 · 0 off
Sheet Metal Workers Local 194 Industrial Pension Fund (PA) 87 · 0 off

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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation assets move in 2023? ▼

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation edged up modestly - up 1.2% during 2023, from $62M to $62M. Reported net income was $744K.

How have Cascade Natural Gas Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 5.1%, from $62M to $58M.

Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan in IN ($62M, 29 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants, $22M 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 910599090.