Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
236
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$229,226
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) · Sponsored by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. · Kentucky · Transportation & Warehousing

$54M in assets, 236 participants

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) reported $54M in total assets and 236 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,753 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Kentucky

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) covers 236 participants in Kentucky, about 36% of the average Kentucky filer (state average ~647 per filing). Assets: $54M.

#2,753
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+12.8%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)'s outsized position by total assets

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$54,097,320 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 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 2024

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) 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. Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) sits mid-pack in the medium band (236 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) end-of-year assets rose from $48M in the plan year 2023 filing to $54M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 730183220 · Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) · $54M · 236 · 85th

  • EOY $54M
  • 5500 236
  • ASSETS 85th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Hawaii Glaziers Pension Trust Fund
  • RANK ind #2753

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Kentucky →

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) in the asset neighbourhood

The Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and TrustThe Maryland State Education…$54MSouthern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)Southern Star Retirement Pla…$54MHawaii Glaziers Pension Trust FundHawaii Glaziers Pension Trus…$54MMoore & Van Allen Pension PlanMoore & Van Allen Pension Pl…$54MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 146 Pension PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$54M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Kentucky filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$48M
Net Assets (End of Year)$54M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN730183220
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$228M 43.42830418176899% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $159M $228M ▲ +43.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 949 $159M
2023 3 943 $196M
2024 3 961 $228M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

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

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union), Total assets ($B): 0.05409732 · Participants: 236Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)Lg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.022111396 · Participants: 742Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.924092 · Participants: 43Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.711228 · Participants: 2572Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.477947218 · Participants: 1237Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.441399 · Participants: 69Ashland Hercules Pension Plan II
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants
Compare Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Glaziers Pension Trust Fund in CA ($54M); by covered participants it is Preformed Line Products Company Hourly Employees Retirement Plan in OH (236 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (236 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) assets move in 2024? ▼
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2024, from $48M to $54M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 43.4%, from $159M to $228M.
Where does Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union) ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Glaziers Pension Trust Fund in CA ($54M, 214 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Southern Star Retirement Plan (Non-Union)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Preformed Line Products Company Hourly Employees Retirement Plan in OH (236 participants, $29M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 730183220.

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.