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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 45 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $113,307 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,985,668 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 45 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $243,346 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $356,653 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 $340,975 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $273,766 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $52,021 – $103 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $392,996 in 2018.

Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$243,346$356,653-$113,307
2017$287,241$363,391-$76,150
2016$10,301$383,280-$372,979
2015$223,868$354,948-$131,080
2014$286,099$314,930-$28,831

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