401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
408
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,516
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

$18M in assets, 408 participants

Gardner, Inc.'s Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $18M in total assets and 408 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #4,202 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 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 $18M / 408 participants.

#4,202
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+31.4%
assets growth YoY

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$17,754,664 Top 30% higher than 70% 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, Inc. 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. Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (408 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 310787957 · Gardner, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $18M · 408 · 70th

  • IND $18M
  • EOY 408
  • 5500 70th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Steuart Investment Company 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #4202

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 2023.

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 (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income$4M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017754664 · Participants: 408Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings 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 Steuart Investment Company 401(k) Plan in MD ($18M); by covered participants it is Orano USA 401(k) Retirement Plan in VA (408 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($18M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (408 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, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan surged - up 31.4% during 2023, from $14M to $18M. Reported net income was $4M.
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 Steuart Investment Company 401(k) Plan in MD ($18M, 12 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 Orano USA 401(k) Retirement Plan in VA (408 participants, $162M 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 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.