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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Analysis: Paris Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 4760 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Paris Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,501 in 2018, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $7,144,336 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 4760 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $558,920 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $560,421 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 $465,498 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $341,743 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $68,191 – $6,554 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $533,689 in 2018.

Paris Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$558,920$560,421-$1,501
2017$628,070$568,735$59,335
2016-$72,471$565,708-$638,179
2015$317,740$547,110-$229,370
2014$418,452$492,256-$73,804

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