Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

EMPOWER FUNDS, INC.
("Empower Funds")

Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund
Institutional Class Ticker: MXEGX
Investor Class Ticker: MXEYX
(the "Fund")

Summary Prospectus
April 30, 2026 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund- documents. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (866) 831-7129 or by sending an email request to [email protected]. The current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated April 30, 2026, are incorporated by reference as a matter of law into this Summary Prospectus, which means they are legally part of this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks real return consistent with the preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may be required to pay your financial professional brokerage commissions when you purchase or sell shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the table or example.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)	None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None
Redemption Fee	None
Exchange Fee	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

	Institutional Class	Investor Class
Management Fees	0.33%	0.33%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%	0.00%
Total Other Expenses	0.48%	0.43%
Shareholder Services Fees	0.00%	0.35%
Other Expenses	0.48%	0.08%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.81%	0.76%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement1	0.46%	0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	0.35%	0.70%

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of each period. The Example also assumes that the Expense Limit is in place for the first year, that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and capital gains are reinvested, and that the Fund's operating expenses are the amount shown in the fee table and remain the same for the years shown. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: 

	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	$36	$213	$404	$959
Investor Class	$72	$237	$416	$937

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate generally indicates higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's turnover rate was 309% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Below is a summary of the principal investment strategies of the Fund.

The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities ("IPS") of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. and non-U.S. government agencies and corporations, and other instruments, including inflation-linked swaps, with similar economic characteristics. Designed to provide inflation protection to investors, IPS are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation.

The Fund may invest in derivatives, including but not limited to exchange-traded futures, interest rate swaps and inflation-linked swaps that reference the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U") as well as other measures of inflation.

The remainder of the Fund's assets may be invested in other fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, below investment grade securities (commonly known as "high yield securities" or "junk bonds"), Rule 144A fixed income securities, securities issued by foreign corporate and governmental issuers, and U.S. government securities.

The Fund's target duration range under normal interest rate conditions is expected to approximate that of its benchmark index, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index, plus or minus one year. As of December 31, 2025, the duration of this index was 4.51 years. "Duration" is a measure of a debt security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the Fund (or an individual debt security), the more sensitive its market price will be to changes in interest rates. For example, if market interest rates increase by 1%, the market price of a debt security with a three-year effective duration will generally decrease by approximately 3%. Conversely, a 1% decline in market interest rates will generally result in an increase of approximately 3% of that security's market price.

Empower Capital Management, LLC ("ECM") is the Fund's investment adviser and, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of Empower Funds (the "Board"), selects the Fund's sub-adviser and monitors its performance on an ongoing basis. The Fund's investment portfolio is managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the "Sub-Adviser" or "GSAM"). GSAM seeks to generate consistent risk-adjusted performance by capitalizing on inefficiencies in markets that cause security prices to diverge from their fair value.

Principal Investment Risks

Below is a summary of the principal investment risks of investing in the Fund. These risks are presented in an order that reflects ECM's current assessment of relative importance, but this assessment could change over time as the Fund's portfolio changes or in light of changes in the market or the economic environment. The Fund is not required to and will not update this Prospectus solely because its assessment of the relative importance of the principal risks of investing in the Fund changes. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Inflation-Protected Securities Risk - The value of IPS generally fluctuates in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation was to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in the value of IPS. In contrast, if nominal interest rates were to increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of IPS. The market for IPS may be less developed or less liquid, and more volatile, than certain other securities markets.

Interest Rate Risk - The market value of a fixed income security is affected significantly by changes (or the expectation of such changes) in interest rates. A wide variety of market and economic factors can cause interest rates to rise or fall, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation, disinflation or deflation, and changes in general economic conditions. When interest rates rise, the market value of a fixed income security will generally decline and when interest rates decline, the market values of such securities will generally rise. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed income security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates can be difficult to forecast and may have unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund's investments, including negatively affecting yield, value or liquidity. Actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, such as increases or decreases in short-term interest rates, may adversely affect markets and the Fund's performance.

Market Risk - The value of the Fund's investments may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting (or perceived to affect) specific issuers held by the Fund, particular industries represented in the Fund's portfolio, or the overall securities markets. A variety of factors can increase the volatility of the Fund's holdings and markets generally, including political or regulatory developments, recessions, inflation, deflation, rapid interest rate changes, bank failures, war or acts of terrorism, sanctions, tariffs, natural disasters, outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues, general outlook for corporate earnings, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Certain events may cause instability across global markets, including reduced liquidity and disruptions in trading markets, while some events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors and industries more significantly than others. These adverse developments may cause broad declines in an issuer's value due to short-term market movements or for significantly longer periods during more prolonged market downturns.

Derivatives Risk - The use of derivatives, including but not limited to exchange-traded futures, interest rate swaps and inflation-linked swaps, may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. These risks include imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund's other portfolio holdings, magnified losses resulting from leverage, counterparty risk, high price volatility, liquidity risk, segregation risk, valuation risk and legal restrictions.

U.S. Government Securities Risk - U.S. government securities may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or a default by or decline in the credit rating of the U.S. government (credit risk).

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk - Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in pools of commercial or residential mortgages and are subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) when mortgage rates fall or more slowly than expected (extension risk) when mortgage rates rise, which may affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, mortgage-backed securities react differently to changes in interest rates than other fixed income securities. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk - Asset-backed securities represent interests in pools of assets, including consumer loans, auto loans, student loans, or receivables held in trust. The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by certain factors such as interest rate risk; the credit performance of the pool of underlying assets; the creditworthiness of the servicing agent or the originator of the underlying assets; the ability of the servicing agent to service the underlying collateral; and the availability of information concerning the pool of underlying assets and its structure. Asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) in a declining interest rate environment or more slowly than expected (extension risk) in a rising interest rate environment.

Credit Risk - An issuer (or guarantor) of a security may default on its obligations to pay principal or interest. A security's value may be affected by changes in its credit quality rating or its issuer's financial conditions.

Counterparty Risk - A counterparty to a transaction may be unwilling or unable, or perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services, or otherwise) to be unwilling or unable, to make timely interest, principal or settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Counterparty risk may arise because of a counterparty's financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not.

CPI-U Measurement Risk - There can be no assurance that the CPI-U, a measurement of changes in the cost of living, will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services, which may affect the valuation of the Fund.

Deflation Risk - If deflation occurs, the principal and income of IPS held by the Fund would likely decline in price, which could result in losses for the Fund.

Liquidity Risk - The Fund may not be able to sell a security at or near its perceived value in a timely manner (or at all) because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, little or no active trading market for a specific type of security, legal or contractual restrictions on resale, or a reduced number or capacity of market participants to make a market in such security. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to the remaining investors' interest due to market conditions or other factors. Extraordinary and sudden changes in interest rates could disrupt the market for fixed income securities and result in fluctuations in the Fund's net asset value. Increased redemptions due to a rise in interest rates may require the Fund to liquidate its holdings at an unfavorable time or under adverse or disadvantageous conditions, which may negatively affect the Fund. Investments in many foreign securities tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently.

U.S. Government-Sponsored Securities Risk - Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs"), such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks, may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or a default by or decline in the credit rating of the applicable GSE (credit risk). Securities of GSEs are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Inflation-linked Swaps Risk - Inflation-linked swaps may expose the Fund to additional volatility in comparison to investing directly in bonds and other fixed income securities. Inflation-linked swaps can be illiquid, difficult to value and may involve leverage so that small changes produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. Since inflation-linked swaps are not traded on an exchange, they are subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will fail to meet its obligations. Inflation-linked swaps involve the risk that the level of inflation and consumer prices will not be accurately predicted, which could significantly harm the Fund's performance.

Tax Consequences Risk - Adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed security may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable for federal income tax purposes in the Fund's gross income in the year accrued, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increase thereto, until maturity. As a result, the Fund may be required to make distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so in order to satisfy the distribution requirements for qualifying as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes ("regulated investment company"). Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed security is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.

Call Risk - An issuer may redeem a fixed income security before maturity (a "call") at a price below its current market value.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk - Below investment grade securities (commonly known as "high yield securities" or "junk bonds") are speculative, have a higher degree of credit risk and interest rate risk, and may be less liquid and subject to greater volatility in market value than investment grade securities. In addition, high yield securities present a greater risk of loss (which may be substantial or total) of income and principal, than investment grade securities.

Management Risk - A strategy, investment decision, technique, analysis, or model used by the portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended results, or imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools and data used by the portfolio managers may cause unintended results. Therefore, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies and may generate losses even in a favorable market.

Portfolio Turnover Risk - High portfolio turnover rates generally result in higher transaction costs (which are borne directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund's shareholders) and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.

Foreign Securities Risk - Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, geopolitical (including war or armed conflict), regulatory, market, currency valuation, or economic or other developments, and can perform differently than the U.S. market. Current tariffs, sanctions, or the threat of potential tariffs, sanctions or similar measures may also impair the value or liquidity of affected securities and negatively impact the Fund.

Foreign Government Securities Risk - Foreign government securities may involve risks similar to those of foreign securities. They also may present additional risks, such as the ability of a foreign government or government-related issuer to make timely principal and interest payments on its external debt obligations.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank, is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency, and is subject to the possible loss of your original investment.

Performance

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of investment in the Fund by showing the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares for each full calendar year since inception and by comparing the Fund's average annual total returns to the performance of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. The returns shown below (before and after taxes) are historical and are not an indication of future performance. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and include the effect of the Fund's recurring expenses.

Updated performance information may be obtained at www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (the website does not form a part of this Prospectus).

Calendar Year Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares

  

	Quarter Ended	Total Return
Best Quarter	June 30, 2020	4.72%
Worst Quarter	September 30, 2022	-5.29%

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2025 

	One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class before taxes	7.08%	2.21%	3.39%	6/25/2018
Institutional Class after taxes on distributions	5.53%	-2.42%	-1.53%
Institutional Class after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares	4.19%	0.28%	1.12%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	7.30%	-0.36%	2.12%
Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	7.47%	2.52%	3.65%
Investor Class before taxes	6.76%	1.85%	2.16%	9/3/2020
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	7.30%	-0.36%	-0.30%
Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	7.47%	2.52%	2.64%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and will vary for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown do not apply to investors who are tax-exempt or who hold Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

Investment Adviser

ECM

Sub-Adviser

GSAM

Portfolio Managers 

Name	Title	Portfolio Manager of the Fund Since
Jon Calluzzo	Managing Director; Fixed Income Lead Portfolio Manager	2022
Peter Stone	Managing Director	2020

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Fund shares are available through certain broker-dealers, custodians or trustees of IRAs, or other financial intermediaries (each, a "financial intermediary") who have entered into agreements with Empower Financial Services, Inc., Empower Funds' principal underwriter and distributor (the "Distributor").

You can purchase or redeem shares on any business day that Empower Funds is open by contacting your financial intermediary. Your financial intermediary may have different requirements or fees for opening an account and for the processing of purchase and redemption orders, or may be closed at times when the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or Empower Funds is open. The Fund does not have any initial or subsequent investment minimums. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order.

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both) unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement such as an IRA, in which case you will generally be taxed upon withdrawal of monies from the arrangement, or you are tax-exempt.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Companies related to the Fund may make payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and other services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.