401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Ward Law Firm P a 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
28
Participants Small participant base
48th
Percentile by assets National rank
$218,098
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Ward Law Firm P a · South Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$6M in assets, 28 participants

The Ward Law Firm P a's The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported $6M in total assets and 28 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

  • #9,442 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

The Ward Law Firm P a multi-year trail

The Ward Law Firm P a's plans moved +56.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan at $6M / 28 participants.

#9,442
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+31.5%
assets growth YoY

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,106,751 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan is a small filing (28 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$959K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 27 in the plan year 2022 filing to 28 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 570813090 · The Ward Law Firm P a PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · $6M · 28 · 48th

  • TYPE $6M
  • TYPE 28
  • TYPE 48th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Hap 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #9442

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 South Carolina →

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanThe Ward Law Firm, P.a. Prof…$6MHap 401(k) Plan$6MTerra Staffing Group 401(k) PlanTerra Staffing Group 401(k) …$6MSage Hospice Holdings LLC 401(k) PlanSage Hospice Holdings LLC 40…$6MCallero & Callero LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCallero & Callero LLP 401(k)…$6M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

The Ward Law Firm P a multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Ward Law Firm P a plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 56.76009717916347% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$5M$6M$7M$8M 202220232024 $4.64M $7.28M ▲ +56.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 27 $5M
2023 1 28 $6M
2024 1 29 $7M

The Ward Law Firm P a filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN570813090
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006106751 · Participants: 28The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) 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
The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hap 401(k) Plan in PA ($6M); by covered participants it is Direct Urgent Care, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (28 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (28 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 The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan surged - up 31.5% during 2023, from $5M to $6M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have The Ward Law Firm P a plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Ward Law Firm P a's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.8%, from $5M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hap 401(k) Plan in PA ($6M, 122 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Ward Law Firm, P.a. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Direct Urgent Care, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (28 participants, $848K 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 570813090.

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.