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Analysis: Duquoin Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in seven years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Duquoin Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $448,932 in 2018, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,888,097 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in seven years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $102,363 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $346,569 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 $300,445 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $351,482 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $40,839 – $3,712 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $341,284 in 2018.

Duquoin Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$102,363$346,569-$448,932
2017$228,037$313,202-$85,165
2016$133,312$295,459-$162,147
2015$8,075$277,903-$269,828
2014$87,444$257,488-$170,044

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