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Analysis: Tri-Township FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Tri-Township FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $207,192 in 2018, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,733,742 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $52,529 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $259,721 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 $380,590 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $176,009 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $45,806 – $6,078 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $426,396 in 2018.

Tri-Township FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$52,529$259,721-$207,192
2017$53,335$284,468-$231,133
2016$4,796$286,886-$282,090
2015$28,613$276,529-$247,916
2014$64,449$268,548-$204,099

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