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Analysis: Rock Falls Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 49 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Rock Falls Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $145,026 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 $6,991,744 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 49 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $386,832 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $531,858 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 $268,245 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $92,017 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $75,968 – $8,410 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $344,213 in 2018.

Rock Falls Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$386,832$531,858-$145,026
2017$470,152$510,765-$40,613
2016-$28,440$477,991-$506,431
2015$371,945$444,042-$72,097
2014$444,590$406,283$38,307

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