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Analysis: Olney Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Olney Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $207,326 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 $2,207,386 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $47,501 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $254,827 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 $241,314 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $115,680 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $17,392 – $2,003 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $258,706 in 2018.

Olney Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$47,501$254,827-$207,326
2017$61,651$233,680-$172,029
2016$25,962$189,289-$163,327
2015$76,531$195,630-$119,099
2014$60,981$176,956-$115,975

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