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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Analysis: Herrin Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 51 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Herrin Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $174,032 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $8,872,480 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 51 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $416,293 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $590,325 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 $720,013 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $775,875 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $105,797 – $6,750 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $825,810 in 2018.

Herrin Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$416,293$590,325-$174,032
2017$411,163$556,556-$145,393
2016-$111,145$478,099-$589,244
2015$491,516$452,240$39,276
2014$642,350$387,137$255,213

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