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Analysis: Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund would have lost $430,544 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 $5,296,199 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $132,814 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $297,730 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 $410,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $256,591 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $37,951 – $15,964 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $447,951 in 2018.

Dixon Community FPD Firefighter Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$132,814$297,730-$430,544
2017$347,948$419,039-$71,091
2016-$20,446$406,949-$427,395
2015$274,040$393,358-$119,318
2014$304,242$329,857-$25,615

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