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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: East Peoria Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, East Peoria Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,470,980 in 2016, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $20,048,104 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $14,202 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,456,778 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 $1,533,659 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,396,644 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $337,628 – $57,014 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,871,287 in 2016.

East Peoria Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$14,202$1,456,778-$1,470,980
2015$1,165,948$1,377,564-$211,616
2014$966,684$1,311,209-$344,525
2013$1,088,299$1,318,642-$230,343
2012$383,158$1,234,416-$851,258

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