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Analysis: Savanna Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Savanna Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $113,572 in 2018, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,184,016 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $19,799 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $133,371 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 $102,380 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $77,616 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $10,031 – $1,066 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $112,411 in 2018.

Savanna Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$19,799$133,371-$113,572
2017$16,930$128,134-$111,204
2016$16,930$126,882-$109,952
2015$17,670$120,392-$102,722
2014$19,511$122,888-$103,377

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