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Analysis: Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 43 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $45,836 in 2018, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,940,527 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 43 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $89,558 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $135,394 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $130,202 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $91,213 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $22,369 – $1,094 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $152,571 in 2018.

Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$89,558$135,394-$45,836
2017$108,040$131,248-$23,208
2016$7,561$126,585-$119,024
2015$95,215$117,261-$22,046
2014$96,880$75,581$21,299

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