401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
446
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$42,673
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Gardner, Inc. · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$19M in assets, 446 participants

Gardner, Inc.'s Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $19M in total assets and 446 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #3,945 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Gardner, Inc. multi-year trail

Gardner, Inc.'s plans moved +40.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $19M / 446 participants.

#3,945
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,032,123 Top 31% higher than 69% 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, Inc. 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. Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (446 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 408 in the plan year 2023 filing to 446 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 310787957 · Gardner, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $19M · 446 · 69th

  • PCT $19M
  • EIN 446
  • RANK 69th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Thermwood Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #3945

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Gardner, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardner, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 40.89114852194059% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M 202220232024 $13.5M $19M ▲ +40.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 406 $14M
2023 1 408 $18M
2024 1 446 $19M

Gardner, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN310787957
Plan Effective Date1985-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019032123 · Participants: 446Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGE 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, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Thermwood Corporation 401(k) Plan in IN ($19M); by covered participants it is Grant Street Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (446 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($19M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (446 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, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2024, from $18M to $19M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Gardner, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardner, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $14M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thermwood Corporation 401(k) Plan in IN ($19M, 201 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardner, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Grant Street Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (446 participants, $53M 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 310787957.

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.