401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gower Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
127
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$203,930
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Gower Corporation · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$26M in assets, 127 participants

Gower Corporation's Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $26M in total assets and 127 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #12,761 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 127 participants in South Carolina, about 34% of the average South Carolina filer (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#12,761
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-9.5%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,899,130 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (127 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 175 in the plan year 2022 filing to 127 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 570293575 · Gower Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $26M · 127 · 77th

  • RANK $26M
  • PHOTO 127
  • IND 77th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Greenpeace, Inc. Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #12761

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN570293575
Plan Effective Date1960-08-03
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gower Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gower Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$30M 4.922247361994629% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M$32M 202220232024 $28.6M $30M ▲ +4.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 175 $29M
2023 1 127 $26M
2024 1 104 $30M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02589913 · Participants: 127Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.081217676 · Participants: 14439Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54970984 · Participants: 8661The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.560739492 · Participants: 11311Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.313010355 · Participants: 10614Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.296149408 · Participants: 11348Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Greenpeace, Inc. Savings Plan in DC ($26M); by covered participants it is San Pedro Fish Markets 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA (127 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (127 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 Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.5% during 2023, from $29M to $26M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Gower Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gower Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.9%, from $29M to $30M.
Where does Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Greenpeace, Inc. Savings Plan in DC ($26M, 133 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is San Pedro Fish Markets 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA (127 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 570293575.

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.