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Akron Police Pension Fund

public plan · City of Akron · Columbus, OH

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
59/100
Funding Status54% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$1.2B
Total Assets
$2.2B
Total Liabilities
$1.0B
Unfunded Liability
4,175
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Akron Police Pension Fund is 54% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $1.0B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$1.2B$2.2B54.2%$69.7M
2024$1.1B$2.2B53.2%$72.2M
2023$1.1B$2.2B52.2%$74.1M
2022$1.1B$2.4B45.6%$75.6M
2021$1.1B$2.2B47.3%$52.9M

Frequently Asked Questions

Akron Police Pension Fund is 54% funded, meaning it has 54 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is significantly underfunded and participants should monitor the situation closely.

Akron Police Pension Fund has 4,175 total participants, including 1,781 active employees and 2,394 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Akron Police Pension Fund is not covered by the PBGC. Benefits depend entirely on the plan's assets and the sponsor's ability to fund it.

The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.

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Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.