Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Houston, TX · Utilities
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s employer identification number (Houston, Texas). Their latest filings total 41,167 participant records and $4.92B in net assets.
The largest is Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan B, a cash balance pension plan with 16,410 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $108M and participant contributions $113M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $467M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $7.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.83B in 2012 to $3.23B in 2025 (up 77%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan B | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 16,410 | $518M | $31,553 | $3,193 | $1.6M |
| Kinder Morgan Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 16,121 | $3.23B | $200,540 | $5,257 | $3.7M |
| Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 8,636 | $1.17B | $135,844 | $8,754 | $2.2M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 16,121 | $3.23B | $58.0M | $113M |
| 2024 | 3 | 41,771 | $4.61B | $106M | $107M |
| 2023 | 3 | 42,236 | $4.32B | $103M | $102M |
| 2022 | 3 | 46,834 | $4.17B | $99.9M | $95.3M |
| 2021 | 3 | 46,786 | $5.26B | $107M | $92.0M |
| 2020 | 3 | 47,494 | $5.02B | $211M | $96.7M |
| 2019 | 3 | 48,841 | $4.63B | $49.9M | $91.4M |
| 2018 | 3 | 48,831 | $4.08B | $108M | $87.5M |
| 2017 | 2 | 49,187 | $4.52B | $51.6M | $83.4M |
| 2016 | 1 | 18,359 | $2.05B | $46.7M | $81.2M |
| 2015 | 1 | 19,700 | $1.92B | $46.4M | $79.9M |
| 2014 | 1 | 18,219 | $2.07B | $43.1M | $72.8M |
| 2013 | 1 | 17,435 | $2.01B | $38.1M | $67.1M |
| 2012 | 1 | 17,411 | $1.83B | $26.2M | $45.1M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | Investment management; Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $2,264,211 |
| Mercer Investment Consulting | Investment management; Investment advisory (plan); Named fiduciary | 3 | $2,226,325 |
| Telus Health | Plan Administrator | 2 | $1,186,579 |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | Participant loan processing; Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $634,070 |
| Northern Trust Company | Trustee (directed) | 2 | $482,460 |
| Mercer (US) Inc. | Actuarial; Consulting (pension); Investment advisory (plan); Investment management | 3 | $376,128 |
| McConnell & Jones, LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 3 | $102,342 |
| Empower Financial Services, Inc. | Participant communication | 1 | $53,854 |
| Stoel Rives LLP | Legal | 3 | $43,216 |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorpo | Securities brokerage | 1 | $24,503 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Kinder Morgan, Inc. have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan B, Kinder Morgan Savings Plan and Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Kinder Morgan, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$108,050,483 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $4,973 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Empower Advisory Group, LLC, Mercer Investment Consulting, Telus Health and Empower Annuity Insurance Company and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.