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Analysis: Clinton Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 104 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Clinton Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $17,435 in 2018, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,809,914 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 104 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $140,915 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $158,350 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 $143,146 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $91,540 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $16,867 – $2,729 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $160,013 in 2018.

Clinton Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$140,915$158,350-$17,435
2017$37,092$154,737-$117,645
2016$62,559$151,156-$88,597
2015$54,891$146,482-$91,591
2014$11,349$143,107-$131,758

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