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Analysis: Salem FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Salem FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $108,958 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 $2,149,706 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $31,813 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $140,771 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 $101,856 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $92,437 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $21,974 – $2,869 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $123,830 in 2018.

Salem FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$31,813$140,771-$108,958
2017$42,444$119,817-$77,373
2016$46,190$117,502-$71,312
2015$166,185$116,299$49,886
2014-$35,516$128,409-$163,925

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