Certified Retirement Benefit Resources for Elkhart Community Schools

This document provides details on retirement benefit resources available to teachers and staff at Elkhart Community Schools, including information on the Teacher’s Retirement Fund, VEBA, and 403(b) plans.

Certified Retirement Benefit Resources 1. Teacher’s Retirement Fund (TRF) a. Indiana Public Retirement System Contact Information i. 1-844-464-6777 ii. General Information: https://www.in.gov/inprs/ iii. Personal Account Access: https://login.voya.com/voyassoui/index.html?domain=inprs.voya.com#/lo gin-pweb b. Corporation Contribution: 9.5% of pay as of 1/1/25 2. VEBA a. Indiana HRA Contact Information i. 1-888-711-9182 ii. www.indianahra.com b. Representative Contact i. Rob Hoffer of Corebridge Financial ii. 574-370-1313 iii. Robert.hoffer@corebridgefinancial.com c. Corporation Information i. Contribution Amount: .5% ii. Vesting Information: 1. 15 years of experience 2. Age 55 3. Retirement from Elkhart Community Schools 3. 403(b) Voluntary Retirement Investment Plan a. https://www.omni403b.com/SRA/Landing/835?sel=True b. Two types of accounts: Traditional and Roth c. Four Approved Vendors: i. Aspire Financial (Everwise Credit Union or Edward Jones) ii. Corebridge/Valic iii. Horace Mann iv. Met Life 4. District Retirement Plan Contact: Jennifer Lee a. 574-262-5537 b. jlee@elkhart.k12.in.us