401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardens Alive Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
742
Participants Near avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,981
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan · Sponsored by Gardens Alive Inc. · Indiana · Retail Trade

$42M in assets, 742 participants

Gardens Alive Inc.'s Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan reported $42M in total assets and 742 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,214 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan sits by assets

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 742 participants (~$55,981/participant), down 0.8% in 2024.

#7,214
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $322K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$41,537,986 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings 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. Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (742 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$322K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan reported participants fell from 790 in the plan year 2023 filing to 742 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 061301548 · Gardens Alive Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan · $42M · 742 · 82nd

  • PART $42M
  • TYPE 742
  • NET 82nd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Sound Employees Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #7214

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 Indiana →

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income-$322K
Employer EIN061301548
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gardens Alive Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardens Alive Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 7.370080427036219% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$38M$39M$40M$41M$42M$43M 202220232024 $38.7M $41.5M ▲ +7.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 741 $39M
2023 1 790 $42M
2024 1 742 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Indiana

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

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041537986 · Participants: 742Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings PlanThe Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.056609955 · Participants: 19977The Lilly Employee 401(k) PlanElevance Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.109864062 · Participants: 73120Elevance Health 401(k) PlanCummins Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.366370789 · Participants: 30272Cummins Retirement and Savings PlanIu Health 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.481656061 · Participants: 38460Iu Health 401(k) Savings PlanSteel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.996436059 · Participants: 9385Steel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sound Employees Retirement Plan in WA ($42M); by covered participants it is Kimco Realty Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (742 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($42M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (742 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 Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2024, from $42M to $42M. Reported net income was -$322K.
How have Gardens Alive Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardens Alive Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.4%, from $39M to $42M.
Where does Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sound Employees Retirement Plan in WA ($42M, 610 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kimco Realty Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (742 participants, $237M 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 061301548.

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.