Ft. Worth Fire & Rescue Pension Fund
public plan · City of Ft. Worth · Fort Worth, TX
Funding History
What This Means for You
Ft. Worth Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is in good financial health at 67% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 67 cents in assets to cover it. As a public pension, benefits are typically backed by the taxing authority of the sponsoring government. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $984.2M | $1.5B | 66.8% | $75.0M |
| 2024 | $968.6M | $1.4B | 68.6% | $66.9M |
| 2023 | $932.9M | $1.3B | 71.8% | $52.1M |
| 2022 | $869.4M | $1.2B | 73.1% | $58.7M |
| 2021 | $822.8M | $1.4B | 60.4% | $52.3M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Ft. Worth Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 67% funded, meaning it has 67 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.
Ft. Worth Fire & Rescue Pension Fund has 9,019 total participants, including 3,743 active employees and 5,276 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Ft. Worth Fire & Rescue 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.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.