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Analysis: Cairo Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in two years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Cairo Firefighters Pension Fund lost $282,438 in 2016, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $326,696 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in two years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,725 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $284,163 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 $210,006 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $154,512 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $12,703 – $20,014 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $222,709 in 2016.

Cairo Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$1,725$284,163-$282,438
2015$9,654$303,496-$293,842
2014$6,362$272,762-$266,400
2013$12,665$271,456-$258,791
2012$18,033$244,210-$226,177

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