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Analysis: Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 75 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $82,452 in 2018, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,178,239 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 75 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $330,924 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $413,376 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 $340,587 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $249,333 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $74,872 – $1,718 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $415,459 in 2018.

Taylorville Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$330,924$413,376-$82,452
2017$409,376$392,027$17,349
2016-$43,796$440,582-$484,378
2015$269,454$376,836-$107,382
2014$379,067$366,338$12,729

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