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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lincoln Firefighters Pension Fund lost $426,689 in 2016, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,778,409 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 earned $579,231 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,005,920 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 $609,350 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $422,162 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $113,615 – $20,927 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $722,965 in 2016.

Lincoln Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$579,231$1,005,920-$426,689
2015$25,689$974,987-$949,298
2014$505,477$1,032,242-$526,765
2013$75,465$995,840-$920,375
2012$27,068$997,671-$970,603

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