Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kinder Morgan, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,365
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$347,303
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a · Sponsored by Kinder Morgan, Inc. · Texas · Utilities

$1.2B in assets, 3,365 participants

Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a reported $1.2B in total assets and 3,365 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #651 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a covers 3,365 participants in Texas, 4.9x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#651
in Utilities (721 peers)
-5.7%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $71M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a's outsized position by total assets

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,168,675,006 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a'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. Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a lands in the large band (3,365 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a reported net income rose from -$389M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$71M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a reported participants fell from 3,720 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,365 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 800682103 · Kinder Morgan, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a · $1.2B · 3,365 · 99th

  • SCH $1.2B
  • SCH 3,365
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #651

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 Texas →

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan aKinder Morgan Retirement Pla…$1.2BWa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension PlanWa State Plumbing and Pipefi…$1.2BThe University of Chicago Retirement Income Plan for EmployeesThe University of Chicago Re…$1.2BPension Plan for Eligible Bettis Employees and RetireesPension Plan for Eligible Be…$1.2BGeorgia-Pacific LLC Salaried Pension PlanGeorgia-Pacific LLC Salaried…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$71M
Employer EIN800682103
Plan Effective Date2017-12-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kinder Morgan, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kinder Morgan, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.6B 10.641625523623583% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.2B$4.4B$4.6B$4.8B 202220232024 $4.17B $4.61B ▲ +10.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 20,692 $4.2B
2023 3 20,985 $4.3B
2024 3 21,667 $4.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.168675006 · Participants: 3365Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan aAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan in WA ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Pepco Holdings LLC Retirement Plan in IL (3,361 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,365 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 Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a assets move in 2023? ▼
Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a pulled back noticeably - down 5.7% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$71M.
How have Kinder Morgan, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.6%, from $4.2B to $4.6B.
Where does Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan in WA ($1.2B, 4,943 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pepco Holdings LLC Retirement Plan in IL (3,361 participants, $2.0B 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 800682103.

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.