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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Analysis: Galesburg Fire Fighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in six years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Galesburg Fire Fighters Pension Fund would have lost $4,187,509 in 2018, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $22,186,052 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in six years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $1,234,319 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,953,190 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 $2,389,691 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,600,784 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $276,331 – $18,957 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,666,022 in 2018.

Galesburg Fire Fighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$1,234,319$2,953,190-$4,187,509
2017$2,597,852$2,890,622-$292,770
2016$1,161,601$2,900,180-$1,738,579
2015-$202,371$2,789,686-$2,992,057
2014$932,548$2,680,728-$1,748,180

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