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Analysis: Forest Park Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Forest Park Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,894,000 in 2016, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,325,836 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $260,227 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,633,773 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 $683,363 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $543,770 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $198,332 – $13,737 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $881,695 in 2016.

Forest Park Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$260,227$1,633,773-$1,894,000
2015$1,013,984$1,548,241-$534,257
2014$2,095,255$1,472,346$622,909
2013$961,303$1,430,857-$469,554
2012$13,887$1,397,342-$1,383,455

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