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Analysis: Pontiac Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 36 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Pontiac Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $140,684 in 2018, according to a McLean County Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,981,587 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 36 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $262,984 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $403,668 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 $368,745 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $302,049 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $72,949 – $4,159 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $441,694 in 2018.

Pontiac Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$262,984$403,668-$140,684
2017$275,774$397,104-$121,330
2016$23,856$353,253-$329,397
2015$197,480$341,665-$144,185
2014-$73,839$332,651-$406,490

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