401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
406
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,272
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Gardner, Inc. · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$14M in assets, 406 participants

Gardner, Inc.'s Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $14M in total assets and 406 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #4,496 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Gardner, Inc. multi-year trail

Gardner, Inc.'s plans moved +40.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $14M / 406 participants.

#4,496
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-7.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$13,508,388 Top 29% higher than 71% of 139,123 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 2022

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (406 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 310787957 · Gardner, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $14M · 406 · 71st

  • PHOTO $14M
  • IND 406
  • EOY 71st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Facet Wealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #4496

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Gardner, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardner, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 40.89114852194059% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M 202220232024 $13.5M $19M ▲ +40.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 406 $14M
2023 1 408 $18M
2024 1 446 $19M

Gardner, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN310787957
Plan Effective Date1985-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013508388 · Participants: 406Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Facet Wealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD ($14M); by covered participants it is Douglas Fruit Company Salary Reduction and Savings Plan in WA (406 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (406 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.6% during 2022, from $15M to $14M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Gardner, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardner, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $14M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Facet Wealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD ($14M, 291 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Douglas Fruit Company Salary Reduction and Savings Plan in WA (406 participants, $11M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 310787957.

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.