ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
118
Participants Small participant base
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,347
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$2M in assets, 118 participants

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc.'s Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 118 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #4,513 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 118 participants in Illinois, about 15% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#4,513
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+84.7%
assets growth YoY

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,574,963 27th percentile higher than 27% 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

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (118 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $853K in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $470K in the plan year 2023 filing to $722K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 113 in the plan year 2023 filing to 118 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364311879 · Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 118 · 27th

  • ASSETS $2M
  • ASSETS 118
  • ASSETS 27th
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • ASSETS near Koss Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • ASSETS ind #4513

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$853K
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income$722K
Employer EIN364311879
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gardant Management Solutions, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 24.37033837778162% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$6M$7M$8M$9M$10M 202220232024 $7.36M $9.15M ▲ +24.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 523 $7M
2023 2 235 $6M
2024 2 248 $9M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001574963 · Participants: 118Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Koss Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($2M); by covered participants it is Badger Corrugating Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (118 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (118 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 Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 84.7% during 2024, from $853K to $2M. Reported net income was $722K.
How have Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardant Management Solutions, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $7M to $9M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Koss Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($2M, 26 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Badger Corrugating Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (118 participants, $14M 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 364311879.

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.