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Analysis: Peru Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 26 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Peru Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $91,896 in 2018, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,341,353 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 26 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $34,975 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $126,871 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 $183,694 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $109,196 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $22,484 – $2,530 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $206,178 in 2018.

Peru Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$34,975$126,871-$91,896
2017$58,523$126,905-$68,382
2016$53,058$127,574-$74,516
2015$49,799$138,791-$88,992
2014$29,687$102,030-$72,343

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