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Akron Fire & Rescue Pension Fund

public plan · City of Akron · Toledo, OH

ACTIVE
D
Pension Health Score
48/100
Funding Status53% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$896.0M
Total Assets
$1.7B
Total Liabilities
$801.9M
Unfunded Liability
8,754
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Akron Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is significantly underfunded at 53%, with $801.9M in unfunded liabilities affecting 8,754 participants. Plans at this funding level face difficult choices: raising contributions substantially, reducing future benefit accruals, or in extreme cases, applying for benefit suspensions. Public plans cannot declare bankruptcy, but severe underfunding may lead to reduced cost-of-living adjustments or increased employee contributions. If you are a participant, it is important to understand your options and consider diversifying your retirement income sources.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$896.0M$1.7B52.8%$49.0M
2024$895.0M$1.7B52.4%$53.2M
2023$831.1M$1.8B46.7%$50.2M
2022$776.3M$1.4B55.3%$38.9M
2021$746.0M$1.4B52.3%$48.7M