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Friday, November 1, 2024

Analysis: Hillsboro Firefighter's Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Hillsboro Firefighter's Pension Fund lost $67,819 in 2016, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $880,204 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,994 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $69,813 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 $115,481 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $54,827 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $20,505 – $2,397 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $135,986 in 2016.

Hillsboro Firefighter's Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$1,994$69,813-$67,819
2015$18,770$70,505-$51,735
2014$18,677$38,139-$19,462
2013$22,357$33,649-$11,292
2012$11,093$31,286-$20,193

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