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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Champaign Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 22 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Champaign Firefighters Pension Fund lost $3,528,583 in 2016, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $76,441,104 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 22 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,500,853 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $5,029,436 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $3,364,504 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $3,821,175 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $744,085 – $71,087 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $4,108,589 in 2016.

Champaign Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$1,500,853$5,029,436-$3,528,583
2015$2,037,770$4,810,487-$2,772,717
2014$8,706,294$4,431,110$4,275,184
2013$5,869,565$4,193,263$1,676,302
2012$251,187$3,797,220-$3,546,033

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