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Analysis: Rochelle Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Rochelle Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,009,267 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 $8,495,037 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $250,637 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $758,630 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 $463,931 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $103,048 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $101,913 – $17,797 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $565,844 in 2018.

Rochelle Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$250,637$758,630-$1,009,267
2017$870,746$627,497$243,249
2016$283,880$406,569-$122,689
2015$520,213$514,107$6,106
2014$359,053$499,298-$140,245

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