Decreasing Funds

Many elder religious worked for years for small stipends. Their sacrifices over many decades now leave their religious communities with a significant gap in retirement funding. Additionally, market-related declines in savings and a reduction in the number of religious able to serve in compensated ministry have resulted in an ongoing loss of income for many communities.

In 2011, six percent of the 559 religious institutes providing data to the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) were adequately funded for retirement.

Retirement Funding Status and Membership of 559 Participating Institutes