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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Alton Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in five years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Alton Firefighters Pension Fund lost $4,234,452 in 2016, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $18,148,669 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in five years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $491,239 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $3,743,213 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 $2,970,632 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $2,633,907 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $283,978 – $31,253 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,254,610 in 2016.

Alton Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$491,239$3,743,213-$4,234,452
2015$1,056,637$3,675,535-$2,618,898
2014$1,656,706$3,532,428-$1,875,722
2013$524,531$3,518,565-$2,994,034
2012$1,556,253$3,319,511-$1,763,258

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