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Indianapolis Fire & Rescue Pension Fund

public plan · City of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
63/100
Funding Status53% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$501.1M
Total Assets
$941.8M
Total Liabilities
$440.7M
Unfunded Liability
7,348
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Indianapolis Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 53% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $440.7M 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$501.1M$941.8M53.2%$15.2M
2024$496.6M$893.2M55.6%$15.7M
2023$463.7M$1.1B44.0%$14.9M
2022$440.6M$755.8M58.3%$14.0M
2021$431.0M$1.1B39.7%$14.6M

Frequently Asked Questions

Indianapolis Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 53% funded, meaning it has 53 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is significantly underfunded and participants should monitor the situation closely.

Indianapolis Fire & Rescue Pension Fund has 7,348 total participants, including 3,425 active employees and 3,923 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Indianapolis 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.

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