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Analysis: Swansea Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 238 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Swansea Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $4,647 in 2018, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,101,896 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 238 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $4,447 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $200 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 $212,653 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $42,948 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $13,777 – $1,253 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $226,430 in 2018.

Swansea Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$4,447$200-$4,647
2017$9,165$132$9,033
2016$1,445$99$1,346
2015$1,192$88$1,104
2014$1,185$1,576-$391

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