Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Northwest Natural Gas Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $294M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 311
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $944,669
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company · Sponsored by Northwest Natural Gas Company · Oregon · Utilities
$294M in assets, 311 participants
Northwest Natural Gas Company's Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported $294M in total assets and 311 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- #550 in Utilities (732 peers)
Utilities sector rank
Within Utilities, Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company ranks #550 of 732 2024 filers by assets (183% of the sector average)-$294M for 311 participants.
- #550
- in Utilities (732 peers)
- -0.2%
- assets change YoY
- 2.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$293,792,127 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company 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. Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (311 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported net income fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company reported participants fell from 346 in the plan year 2023 filing to 311 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company end-of-year assets fell from $295M in the plan year 2023 filing to $294M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 930256722 · Northwest Natural Gas Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company · $294M · 311 · 96th
- PCT $294M
- PCT 311
- PCT 96th
- PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PCT near Kamehameha Schools Retirement Plan
- PCT ind #550
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 Oregon →
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in the asset neighbourhood
Utilities filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $295M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $287M |
| Net Income | -$8M |
| Employer EIN | 930256722 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1950-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Northwest Natural Gas Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwest Natural Gas Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $637M 18.367553262462817% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,541 | $538M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,482 | $593M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,504 | $637M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Oregon
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan $1.7B · 4,783
- Xpo Pension Plan $1.5B · 4,421
- Ua Local 290 Plumber, Steamfitter & Shipfitter Pension Plan $1.3B · 3,464
- Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan $1.2B · 1,890
- Oregon Retail Employees Pension Plan $1.2B · 21,971
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Oregon, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kamehameha Schools Retirement Plan in HI ($294M); by covered participants it is Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in IN (311 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($294M here).
- Kamehameha Schools Retirement Plan (HI) $294M · 1,010
- Compensation at Retirement Plan (IL) $293M · 3,066
- Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan (NY) $293M · 1,808
- Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan (CT) $295M · 104
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (311 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (IN) 311 · 0 off
- Grassi & Co. Cpas, PC Cash Balance Plan (NY) 311 · 0 off
- Marble, Tile, and Terrazzo Workers Pension Fund (MD) 311 · 0 off
- Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan (MN) 311 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.