401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardner Business Media, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
114
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$374,634
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

$43M in assets, 114 participants

Gardner Business Media, Inc.'s Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported $43M in total assets and 114 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.

  • #2,144 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. covers 114 participants in Ohio, about 15% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $43M.

#2,144
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+9.2%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$42,708,265 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

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' 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. Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. sits mid-pack in the medium band (114 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $43M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. reported participants fell from 123 in the plan year 2023 filing to 114 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 310291590 · Gardner Business Media, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. · $43M · 114 · 82nd

  • SCH $43M
  • EBSA 114
  • PART 82nd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Crescent Parts & Equipment Co., Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOOK ind #2144

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

Wilhelm Construction, Inc. 401(k) PlanWilhelm Construction, Inc. 4…$43MGardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.Gardner Business Media, Inc.…$43MCrescent Parts & Equipment Co., Inc. Employee Profit Sharing PlanCrescent Parts & Equipment C…$43MThe Knights of Columbus Tax Savings Investment Plan for U.S. AgentsThe Knights of Columbus Tax …$43MTrumark Financial Credit Union Retirement Savings PlanTrumark Financial Credit Uni…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income$4M
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 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan., Total assets ($B): 0.042708265 · Participants: 114Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement 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 Crescent Parts & Equipment Co., Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in MO ($43M); by covered participants it is Falls Community Hospital 401(k) Plan in TX (114 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (114 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 Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan. grew at a solid clip - up 9.2% during 2024, from $39M to $43M. Reported net income was $4M.
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 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 Gardner Business Media, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crescent Parts & Equipment Co., Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in MO ($43M, 164 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 Falls Community Hospital 401(k) Plan in TX (114 participants, $3M 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 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.