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Analysis: Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund lost $119,024 in 2016, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,808,838 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $7,561 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $126,585 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $112,464 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $38,532 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $21,369 – $1,803 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $133,833 in 2016.

Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$7,561$126,585-$119,024
2015$95,215$117,261-$22,046
2014$96,880$75,581$21,299
2013$98,444$73,616$24,828
2012$46,008$71,244-$25,236

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