Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hope Gas, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$212M
Total assets Near avg plan size
297
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$714,710
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hope Gas Pension Plan · Sponsored by Hope Gas, Inc. · West Virginia · Utilities

$212M in assets, 297 participants

Hope Gas, Inc.'s Hope Gas Pension Plan reported $212M in total assets and 297 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #521 in Utilities (732 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Hope Gas Pension Plan ranks #521 of 732 2024 filers by assets (253% of the sector average)-$212M for 297 participants.

#521
in Utilities (732 peers)
+2.8%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hope Gas Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hope Gas Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$212,268,825 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Hope Gas 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. Hope Gas Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (297 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hope Gas Pension Plan reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hope Gas Pension Plan reported participants rose from 269 in the plan year 2023 filing to 297 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hope Gas Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $207M in the plan year 2023 filing to $212M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 550196830 · Hope Gas, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hope Gas Pension Plan · $212M · 297 · 94th

  • TYPE $212M
  • NET 297
  • BOOK 94th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Sabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #521

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 West Virginia →

Hope Gas Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Unify Inc. Pension Plan$212MNyu Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Uft Retirement PlanNyu Langone Hospital-Brookly…$212MHope Gas Pension Plan$212MSabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pension PlanSabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pensi…$212MSwedish Match North America Retirement PlanSwedish Match North America …$212M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hope Gas Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$207M
Net Assets (End of Year)$212M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN550196830
Plan Effective Date1972-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hope Gas, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hope Gas, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$251M 1269.0211990304638% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M 202220232024 $18.3M $251M ▲ +1269.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 294 $18M
2023 2 630 $234M
2024 2 746 $251M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in West Virginia

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

Hope Gas Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05001000150020002500 100200300400500600 Total assets ($M) Participants Hope Gas Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 212.268825 · Participants: 297Hope Gas Pension PlanWest Virginia Laborers Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 569.974961 · Participants: 2390West Virginia Laborers Pension Trust FundI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund, Total assets ($M): 559.321763 · Participants: 1858I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 469.568711 · Participants: 197United Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension PlanEmployer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 452.81905 · Participants: 1685Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust FundMaryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 289.43837 · Participants: 1784Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan
Hope Gas Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Hope Gas Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hope Gas Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pension Plan in TX ($212M); by covered participants it is Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Personal Pension Account Plan in TX (297 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($212M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (297 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 Hope Gas Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Hope Gas Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2024, from $207M to $212M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Hope Gas, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hope Gas, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1269.0%, from $18M to $251M.
Where does Hope Gas Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hope Gas Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hope Gas Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pension Plan in TX ($212M, 187 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hope Gas Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Personal Pension Account Plan in TX (297 participants, $74M 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 550196830.

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.