Kansas City Fire & Rescue Pension Fund
public plan · City of Kansas City · St. Louis, MO
Funding History
What This Means for You
Kansas City Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is in good financial health at 80% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 80 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 | $264.0M | $332.2M | 79.5% | $17.2M |
| 2024 | $257.8M | $338.8M | 76.1% | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $247.3M | $331.5M | 74.6% | $13.9M |
| 2022 | $238.9M | $307.5M | 77.7% | $15.5M |
| 2021 | $218.5M | $270.5M | 80.8% | $14.1M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Kansas City Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 80% funded, meaning it has 80 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Kansas City Fire & Rescue Pension Fund has 4,396 total participants, including 1,716 active employees and 2,680 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Kansas City 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.