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Analysis: Fosterburg FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 76 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Fosterburg FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $21,972 in 2018, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,664,430 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 76 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $5,180 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $27,152 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 $113,114 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $108,672 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $23,189 – $1,200 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $136,303 in 2018.

Fosterburg FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$5,180$27,152-$21,972
2017$16,181$42,097-$25,916
2016$31,564$28,391$3,173
2015$13,689$27,284-$13,595
2014$49,989$27,067$22,922

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