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Analysis: Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund would go broke in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund lost $427,395 in 2016, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,532,813 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $20,446 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $406,949 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 $356,000 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $185,440 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $53,460 – $1,634 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $409,460 in 2016.

Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$20,446$406,949-$427,395
2015$274,040$393,358-$119,318
2014$304,242$329,857-$25,615
2013$258,857$343,227-$84,370
2012$59,460$316,204-$256,744

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