ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardeners Guild, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$947K
Total assets Small plan by assets
119
Participants Small participant base
23rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,958
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Gardeners Guild, Inc. · California · Administrative & Support Services

$947K in assets, 119 participants

Gardeners Guild, Inc.'s Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $947K in total assets and 119 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 23rd 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.

  • #2,004 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)

Coverage in California

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 119 participants in California, about 19% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $947K.

#2,004
in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
-3.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $30K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$947,021 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

Gardeners Guild 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. Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (119 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$65K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$30K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 107 in the plan year 2023 filing to 119 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $977K in the plan year 2023 filing to $947K in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 680082879 · Gardeners Guild, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $947K · 119 · 23rd

  • SCH $947K
  • EBSA 119
  • PART 23rd
  • TYPE ESOP
  • NET near Ssb Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • BOOK ind #2004

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 California →

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$977K
Net Assets (End of Year)$947K
Net Income-$30K
Employer EIN680082879
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gardeners Guild, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardeners Guild, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$947K 9.57629748451994% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9M$0.95M$1M$1.05M$1.1M 202220232024 $1.05M $0.95M ▼ -9.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 136 $1M
2023 1 107 $977K
2024 1 119 $947K

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000947021 · Participants: 119Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.994512995 · Participants: 8040Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.694943363 · Participants: 1499Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.538046697 · Participants: 1998Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEcc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.632082376 · Participants: 317Ecc Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.596115632 · Participants: 68Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ssb Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($947K); by covered participants it is Jones-Hamilton Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (119 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (119 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 Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 3.1% during 2024, from $977K to $947K. Reported net income was -$30K.
How have Gardeners Guild, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardeners Guild, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 9.6%, from $1M to $947K.
Where does Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 23rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ssb Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($947K, 27 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardeners Guild Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jones-Hamilton Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (119 participants, $149M 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 680082879.

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.