401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
277
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$136,972
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc. · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$38M in assets, 277 participants

Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc.'s Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan reported $38M in total assets and 277 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #7,570 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan covers 277 participants in Minnesota, about 25% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $38M.

#7,570
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+28.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,941,297 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement 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. Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (277 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 235 in the plan year 2022 filing to 277 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 411387373 · Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan · $38M · 277 · 82nd

  • EBSA $38M
  • EBSA 277
  • EBSA 82nd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near The Ashforth Company 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #7570

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

July Pooled Employer Plan #2$38MGertens Family of Businesses Retirement PlanGertens Family of Businesses…$38MThe Ashforth Company 401(k) Savings PlanThe Ashforth Company 401(k) …$38MActon Medical Associates, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanActon Medical Associates, P.…$38MSteamfitters Local 439 Supplemental Retirement TrustSteamfitters Local 439 Suppl…$38M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN411387373
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$47M 58.53465367990653% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $29.5M $46.8M ▲ +58.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 235 $30M
2023 1 277 $38M
2024 1 307 $47M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037941297 · Participants: 277Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Ashforth Company 401(k) Savings Plan in CT ($38M); by covered participants it is Onin Group 401(k) Plan in AL (277 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (277 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 Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 28.5% during 2023, from $30M to $38M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 58.5%, from $30M to $47M.
Where does Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Ashforth Company 401(k) Savings Plan in CT ($38M, 101 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gertens Family of Businesses Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Onin Group 401(k) Plan in AL (277 participants, $3M 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 411387373.

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.