Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Washington Gas Light Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $779M
- Total assets
- 542
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $1.4M
- Avg per participant
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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #600 in Utilities (707 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan covers 542 participants in District of Columbia, about 35% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,541 per filing). Assets: $779M.
- $779M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 542
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $1.4M
- avg assets per participant
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.
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.
Participants vs District of Columbia filers
In District of Columbia, the average filing covers about 1,541 participants across 821 plans. Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reports 542 participants - about 35% of that state average ($779M EOY assets).
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)
| 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.
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $27.4B · 103,525
- Iam National Pension Fund $15.0B · 102,493
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.9B · 3,559
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund $1.9B · 27,474
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.9B · 2,599
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 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
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia. Compare plans
- Washington Gas Light Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans