Colorado Retirement Association

Colorado Retirement Association

The Colorado Retirement Association was founded in 1968 as the Colorado County Officials and Employees Retirement Association (CCOERA). Tim Mullen serves as Executive Director. The entity provides retirement plans to employees of Colorado counties, municipalities, and special districts — a structure supported by strategic partnerships with Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) and the Colorado Municipal League (CML). The Association's investment posture is consolidated within its proprietary CRA Book Value Fund. Specific asset-class exposures are not publicly disclosed. The fund's structure suggests a focus on capital preservation and stable returns for participant accounts, though the composition between fixed income, real assets, and equity components remains opaque. No direct co-investments, SPVs, or private fund commitments have been identified in public records. The organization serves a geographic base concentrated entirely in Colorado, with participant employers spread across its counties and municipalities. Board governance includes T.E. (Tobe) Allumbaugh, a Crowley County Commissioner, and Adam Ford, a senior administrator with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The Association maintains a corporate office in Littleton, Colorado, and administers a small scholarship program for participants. No recent operational events or restructuring announcements have been publicly recorded in the last 24 months. Unlike state-wide entities such as Colorado PERA, this Association functions as a non-profit, multi-employer retirement provider specifically for local governments. Its governance board includes elected county officials, embedding direct political oversight into plan administration — a structure that distinguishes it from independently governed pension trusts.