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Analysis: Elmwood Park Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Elmwood Park Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,049,993 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 $14,048,511 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $882,850 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,932,843 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 $1,354,580 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,215,630 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $224,787 – $1,468 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,579,367 in 2018.

Elmwood Park Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$882,850$1,932,843-$1,049,993
2017$1,043,165$1,828,415-$785,250
2016-$135,352$1,784,376-$1,919,728
2015$765,805$1,689,704-$923,899
2014$958,216$1,621,606-$663,390

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