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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Analysis: Centralia 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 Centralia FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $23,166 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 $459,767 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 $163 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $23,329 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 $25,292 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $0 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $4,632 – $516 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $29,924 in 2018.

Centralia FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$163$23,329-$23,166
2017$5,125$27,427-$22,302
2016$3,417$26,826-$23,409
2015$14,916$26,117-$11,201
2014-$5,373$25,358-$30,731

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