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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Analysis: Edwardsville Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Edwardsville Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,259,903 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 $12,568,128 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $224,018 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,035,885 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 $714,809 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $403,734 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $193,989 – $19,107 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $908,798 in 2016.

Edwardsville Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$224,018$1,035,885-$1,259,903
2015$480,146$1,061,410-$581,264
2014$868,399$1,015,061-$146,662
2013$1,336,039$998,585$337,454
2012$250,091$882,720-$632,629

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