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Analysis: Mount Vernon Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 80 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Mount Vernon Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $204,350 in 2018, according to a North Egypt News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,149,707 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 80 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,057,150 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,261,500 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 $970,825 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $945,089 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $185,102 – $18,003 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,155,927 in 2018.

Mount Vernon Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,057,150$1,261,500-$204,350
2017$1,528,490$1,220,787$307,703
2016-$322,124$1,206,989-$1,529,113
2015$561,302$1,240,619-$679,317
2014$1,628,189$1,186,475$441,714

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