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Analysis: Canton Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in seven years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Canton Firefighters Pension Fund lost $996,353 in 2016, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,919,188 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in seven years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $63,068 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $933,285 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $654,815 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $541,257 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $103,113 – $13,349 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $757,928 in 2016.

Canton Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$63,068$933,285-$996,353
2015$494,542$897,373-$402,831
2014$444,984$851,222-$406,238
2013$239,049$806,937-$567,888
2012$216,013$781,302-$565,289

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