401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gower Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
104
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$288,840
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Gower Corporation · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$30M in assets, 104 participants

Gower Corporation's Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $30M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #12,240 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 104 participants in South Carolina, about 28% of the average South Carolina filer (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#12,240
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$30,039,401 Top 23% higher than 77% of 123,620 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 2024

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (104 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 127 in the plan year 2023 filing to 104 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 570293575 · Gower Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $30M · 104 · 77th

  • RANK $30M
  • RANK 104
  • RANK 77th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Fox Valley Fire & Safety Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #12240

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 2024.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
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): 0.030039401 · Participants: 104Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement 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 Fox Valley Fire & Safety Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL ($30M); by covered participants it is Ahold Ecommerce Sales Company 401(k) Plan in NJ (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Gower Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2024, from $26M to $30M. 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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Fox Valley Fire & Safety Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL ($30M, 390 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 Ahold Ecommerce Sales Company 401(k) Plan in NJ (104 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.