401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gardner Business Media, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
123
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$317,958
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. · Sponsored by Gardner Business Media, Inc. · Ohio · Information & Media

$39M in assets, 123 participants

Gardner Business Media, Inc.'s Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported $39M in total assets and 123 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #2,149 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. covers 123 participants in Ohio, about 16% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#2,149
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+14.1%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.'s outsized position by total assets

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,108,851 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings 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 Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. sits mid-pack in the medium band (123 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. end-of-year assets rose from $34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported participants fell from 135 in the plan year 2022 filing to 123 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 310291590 · Gardner Business Media, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. · $39M · 123 · 83rd

  • ASSETS $39M
  • ASSETS 123
  • ASSETS 83rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Rain the Growth Agency Group Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2149

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN310291590
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gardner Business Media, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardner Business Media, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 24.623171753260138% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $34.3M $42.7M ▲ +24.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 135 $34M
2023 1 123 $39M
2024 1 114 $43M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan., Total assets ($B): 0.039108851 · Participants: 123Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.GE 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 Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Rain the Growth Agency Group Retirement Plan in OR ($39M); by covered participants it is Sunchase Salary Savings Plan in NC (123 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($39M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (123 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 Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. assets move in 2023? ▼
Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. grew at a solid clip - up 14.1% during 2023, from $34M to $39M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Gardner Business Media, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardner Business Media, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $34M to $43M.
Where does Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. ranks in the 83rd 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 Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rain the Growth Agency Group Retirement Plan in OR ($39M, 254 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sunchase Salary Savings Plan in NC (123 participants, $2M 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 310291590.

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.