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Analysis: Maywood Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 18 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Maywood Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,180,468 in 2018, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $20,819,400 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 18 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,322,942 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,503,410 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 $2,558,271 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,419,134 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $288,221 – $48,154 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,846,492 in 2018.

Maywood Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,322,942$2,503,410-$1,180,468
2017$1,613,462$2,408,328-$794,866
2016$58,601$2,265,537-$2,206,936
2015$1,275,293$2,282,898-$1,007,605
2014$1,490,967$2,203,474-$712,507

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