Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Washington Gas Light Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $808M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 572
- 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
$808M in assets, 572 participants
Washington Gas Light Company's Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported $808M in total assets and 572 participants in its 2023 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.
- #626 in Utilities (721 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan covers 572 participants in District of Columbia, about 39% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $808M.
- #626
- in Utilities (721 peers)
- -2.4%
- assets change YoY
- 8.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$808,441,000 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (572 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$296M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 598 in the plan year 2022 filing to 572 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $828M in the plan year 2022 filing to $808M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 530162882 · Washington Gas Light Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Washington Gas Light Company Employees' Pension Plan · $808M · 572 · 98th
- IND $808M
- IND 572
- IND 98th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Daimler Truck North America UAW Pension Plan
- IND ind #626
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) | $828M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $799M |
| Net Income | $19M |
| 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 $24.9B · 100,627
- Iam National Pension Fund $14.3B · 92,151
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.5B · 52
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.9B · 3,354
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.8B · 3,533
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 Daimler Truck North America UAW Pension Plan in OR ($805M); by covered participants it is Fbl Financial Group Retirement Plan in IA (572 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($808M here).
- Daimler Truck North America UAW Pension Plan (OR) $805M · 6,962
- Nv Energy Retirement Plan (NV) $813M · 1,356
- Trane Technologies Pension Plan Number One B (NC) $816M · 5,332
- Operating Eng Cons Ind Misc. Pension Fund (PA) $801M · 4,047
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (572 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Fbl Financial Group Retirement Plan (IA) 572 · 0 off
- Newyork-Presbyterian Pension Plan (NY) 572 · 0 off
- Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan (CA) 571 · 1 off
- Liberty Bank Pension Plan (CT) 573 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.