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Analysis: South Beloit Firefighter's Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 25 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the South Beloit Firefighter's Pension Fund would have lost $84,498 in 2018, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,072,855 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 25 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $15,993 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $100,491 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 $430,229 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $79,960 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $21,882 – $10,626 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $452,111 in 2018.

South Beloit Firefighter's Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$15,993$100,491-$84,498
2017$189,718$69,607$120,111
2016$30,192$27,446$2,746
2015$28,153$27,336$817
2014$25,246$13,415$11,831

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