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Analysis: Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund lost $484,378 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 $5,745,114 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $43,796 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $440,582 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 $309,910 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $239,689 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $76,917 – $6,628 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $386,827 in 2016.

Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$43,796$440,582-$484,378
2015$269,454$376,836-$107,382
2014$379,067$366,338$12,729
2013$374,068$313,124$60,944
2012-$53,540$280,055-$333,595

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