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Painters Local 242 Pension Trust

multiemployer plan · Painters Local 242 · Grand Island, NE

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
D
Pension Health Score
36/100
Funding Status47% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$162.4M
Total Assets
$348.8M
Total Liabilities
$186.4M
Unfunded Liability
11,374
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Painters Local 242 Pension Trust is significantly underfunded at 47%, with $186.4M in unfunded liabilities affecting 11,374 participants. Plans at this funding level face difficult choices: raising contributions substantially, reducing future benefit accruals, or in extreme cases, applying for benefit suspensions. 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$162.4M$348.8M46.6%$14.0M
2024$159.4M$318.8M50.0%$12.0M
2023$153.0M$400.6M38.2%$11.8M
2022$148.1M$302.2M49.0%$10.7M
2021$140.2M$270.7M51.8%$10.3M