Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gardner & Associates Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$344K
Total assets Small plan by assets
3
Participants Small participant base
15th
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,732
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Gardner & Associates · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$344K in assets, 3 participants

Gardner & Associates's Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan reported $344K in total assets and 3 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 15th 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.

  • #2,287 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Gardner & Associates multi-year trail

Gardner & Associates's plans moved +38.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan at $344K / 3 participants.

#2,287
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+18.3%
assets growth YoY

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$344,196 15th percentile higher than 15% of 127,068 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 2023

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan is a micro filing (3 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $3K in the plan year 2022 filing to $53K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $291K in the plan year 2022 filing to $344K in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521716429 · Gardner & Associates PY 2023 · Money Purchase

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan · $344K · 3 · 15th

  • PHOTO $344K
  • IND 3
  • EOY 15th
  • 5500 Money Purchase
  • ASSETS near Dr. Benjamin Medina Profit Sharing & Money Purchase Plan
  • PCT ind #2287

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Gardner & Associates multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardner & Associates plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$402K 38.05360204211344% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.25M$0.3M$0.35M$0.4M$0.45M 202220232024 $0.29M $0.4M ▲ +37.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3 $291K
2023 1 3 $344K
2024 1 3 $402K

Gardner & Associates filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$291K
Net Assets (End of Year)$344K
Net Income$53K
Employer EIN521716429
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Maryland

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000344196 · Participants: 3Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing PlanNational Electrical Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.807345093 · Participants: 84425National Electrical Annuity PlanThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan a, Total assets ($B): 2.673002016 · Participants: 7852The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan aMeba Pension Trust-Money Purchase Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.26967278 · Participants: 2948Meba Pension Trust-Money Purchase Benefit PlanSeafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.154828727 · Participants: 7644Seafarers Money Purchase Pension PlanDefined Contribution Plan for the Employees of the American Institute of Physics, Total assets ($B): 0.131117321 · Participants: 230Defined Contribution Plan for the Employees of the American Institute of Physics
Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Dr. Benjamin Medina Profit Sharing & Money Purchase Plan in PR ($344K); by covered participants it is Ansonics Profit Sharing Plan in OR (3 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023?
Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 18.3% during 2023, from $291K to $344K. Reported net income was $53K.
How have Gardner & Associates plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardner & Associates's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.1%, from $291K to $402K.
Where does Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 15th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dr. Benjamin Medina Profit Sharing & Money Purchase Plan in PR ($344K, 5 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardner & Associates Simplified Profit Sharing Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ansonics Profit Sharing Plan in OR (3 participants, $462K in assets).