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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Analysis: Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,358,586 in 2016, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,351,324 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $31,828 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,326,758 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 $898,144 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $811,979 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $197,170 – $22,617 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,095,314 in 2016.

Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$31,828$1,326,758-$1,358,586
2015$869,693$1,306,470-$436,777
2014$1,240,005$1,304,693-$64,688
2013$1,368,722$1,270,686$98,036
2012$340,911$1,182,450-$841,539

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