Retirement Plan

How The Fund Works

Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan is a 401(a) defined contribution account balance plan. Benefits at retirement are determined by the amount saved during one's career, plus interest credited.

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Eligibility

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Plan Contributions

Contributions to the Plan are based on your salary. Your Y chooses a total contribution rate of 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, or 8%. Within that contribution rate, your Y also determines whether they will require you to save in the Plan.

How Contributions Work

Suppose your Y has chosen a 12% contribution rate and your paycheck is $2,500. If your Y makes the entire contribution, $300 will be sent to your YMCA Account after every payroll.

If your Y has chosen to pay 7% and requires you to pay 5%, your Y will send $175 to your YMCA Account and $125 will be deducted from your paycheck for your Personal Account.

Contribution Rate = 12% Your Paycheck = $2,500	When your Y Pays All	When You Pay Some
YMCA Account Contribution	$300	$175
Personal Account Contribution	$0	$125
Total Contribution Each Payroll	$300	$300

Tax Issues

Contributions made to your YMCA Account, and the interest credited to that account, are not taxed until you take a withdrawal from your accounts.

If your Y requires you to make contributions to your Personal Account, your contributions have already been taxed. Because your contributions are after-tax, only the interest credited to those contributions is taxed when you take a withdrawal.