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Ironworkers Local 473 Pension Trust

multiemployer plan · Ironworkers Local 473 · Fargo, ND

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
C
Pension Health Score
58/100
Funding Status61% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$1.5B
Total Assets
$2.6B
Total Liabilities
$1.0B
Unfunded Liability
15,189
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Ironworkers Local 473 Pension Trust is 61% 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. PBGC coverage provides a backstop, but benefits could be reduced to PBGC maximums in a worst-case scenario. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$1.5B$2.6B60.7%$48.5M
2024$1.5B$2.5B59.6%$46.8M
2023$1.4B$2.4B58.0%$55.1M
2022$1.4B$2.5B56.1%$46.5M
2021$1.3B$2.3B56.3%$58.8M