401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Melwood Horticultural Training Center 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
841
Participants Near avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$39,722
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Melwood Horticultural Training Center · Maryland · Other Services

$33M in assets, 841 participants

Melwood Horticultural Training Center's Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan reported $33M in total assets and 841 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #6,922 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan sits by assets

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $33M for 841 participants (~$39,722/participant), up 7.7% in 2024.

#6,922
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+7.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,406,120 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement 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. Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (841 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 762 in the plan year 2023 filing to 841 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 520857690 · Melwood Horticultural Training Center PY 2024 · 401(k)

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan · $33M · 841 · 79th

  • SCH $33M
  • EBSA 841
  • PART 79th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Southern Land Company Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #6922

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN520857690
Plan Effective Date2000-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Melwood Horticultural Training Center)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Melwood Horticultural Training Center plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 23.85469280359335% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $36.8M $45.6M ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,184 $37M
2023 2 1,143 $41M
2024 2 1,293 $46M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.03340612 · Participants: 841Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Southern Land Company Retirement Plan in TN ($33M); by covered participants it is Thrift Plan of Rhi Magnesita in PA (841 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (841 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 Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.7% during 2024, from $31M to $33M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Melwood Horticultural Training Center plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Melwood Horticultural Training Center's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $37M to $46M.
Where does Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern Land Company Retirement Plan in TN ($33M, 430 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Melwood Service Contract Act Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thrift Plan of Rhi Magnesita in PA (841 participants, $129M 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 520857690.

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.