Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Washington Gas Light Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $779M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 542
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.4M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Washington Gas Light Company · District of Columbia · Utilities
$779M in assets, 542 participants
Washington Gas Light Company's Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported $779M in total assets and 542 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #622 in Utilities (732 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan covers 542 participants in District of Columbia, about 37% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $779M.
- #622
- in Utilities (732 peers)
- -3.6%
- assets change YoY
- 7.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$779,198,000 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (542 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 572 in the plan year 2023 filing to 542 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $808M in the plan year 2023 filing to $779M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 530162882 · Washington Gas Light Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan · $779M · 542 · 98th
- TYPE $779M
- TYPE 542
- TYPE 98th
- TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
- TYPE near Ufcw Union Local No. 655, Food Employer's Joint Pe
- TYPE ind #622
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 District of Columbia →
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $808M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $763M |
| Net Income | -$36M |
| Employer EIN | 530162882 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Washington Gas Light Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Washington Gas Light Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.3B 4.0517835260340185% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 2,411 | $1.2B |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,454 | $1.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 2,435 | $1.3B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $27.4B · 103,525
- Iam National Pension Fund $15.0B · 102,493
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.8B · 58
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.9B · 3,559
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund $1.9B · 27,474
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ufcw Union Local No. 655, Food Employer's Joint Pe in MO ($780M); by covered participants it is International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan in MI (542 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($779M here).
- Ufcw Union Local No. 655, Food Employer's Joint Pe (MO) $780M · 6,550
- Retirement Income Plan of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. (NY) $780M · 284
- Trane Technologies Pension Plan Number One B (NC) $777M · 4,934
- Pavers & Road Builders DC Pension Fund (NY) $776M · 1,998
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (542 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan (MI) 542 · 0 off
- Ocu Pension Trust (CA) 542 · 0 off
- Community First Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust (WI) 542 · 0 off
- W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (MD) 541 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.