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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Mattoon Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Mattoon Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,352,656 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 $16,410,172 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 earned $1,210,207 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,562,863 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 $1,829,282 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,398,877 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $200,317 – $1,525 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,029,599 in 2018.

Mattoon Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,210,207$2,562,863-$1,352,656
2017$1,544,569$2,395,731-$851,162
2016-$749,897$2,240,200-$2,990,097
2015$614,313$2,166,351-$1,552,038
2014$940,630$2,069,187-$1,128,557

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