Cascade Natural Gas retirement plan: assets, participants and fees
What Cascade Natural Gas' retirement plan plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Principal Trust Company | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Deloitte and Touche LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 47 pension plans in utilities with 100 to 499 participants.
| Cascade Natural Gas: employer contribution per participant | $811 | |
| Peer median | $5,000 |
| Cascade Natural Gas: average balance | $134,970 | |
| Peer median | $150,938 |
| Cascade Natural Gas: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.50% | |
| Peer median | 0.44% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $83.3M at the end of plan year 2021 to $58.4M at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 433 | $58.4M | $351K | $811 | 0.50% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 434 | $62.3M | — | — | 0.69% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 443 | $61.6M | — | — | 0.19% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 448 | $83.3M | — | — | 0.17% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Cascade Natural Gas match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $351K in employer contributions, about $811 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Cascade Natural Gas 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Cascade Natural Gas 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Trust Company. The plan administrator is Employee Benefits Committee C/O Mdu Resources Group, Inc..
I left Cascade Natural Gas. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Employee Benefits Committee C/O Mdu Resources Group, Inc., (701) 530-1000) or the recordkeeper, Principal Trust Company. The Cascade Natural Gas old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Cascade Natural Gas 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Cascade Natural Gas filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Cascade Natural Gas. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology