Relationship with ICMA
MissionSquare Retirement is a non-stock, non-profit, independent financial services organization governed by an independent board of directors. MissionSquare Retirement's mission is to help public sector employees build retirement security.
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional management to build better communities.
MissionSquare Retirement and ICMA are two separate organizations and MissionSquare Retirement does not influence or endorse ICMA policies.
MissionSquare Retirement provides retirement plans and related services for more than a million public sector participant accounts. The company was organized as an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 1972 with the assistance of a Ford Foundation grant. We were created to provide portable retirement benefits for city and county managers, enabling accumulated retirement assets to be transferred between employers.