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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Bloomingdale FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost $2,164,405 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 $26,668,255 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 $228,229 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,936,176 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 $1,285,263 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $648,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $377,568 – $17,642 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,662,831 in 2016.

Bloomingdale FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$228,229$1,936,176-$2,164,405
2015$1,774,985$1,689,428$85,557
2014$1,347,658$1,558,111-$210,453
2013$1,847,074$1,309,665$537,409
2012$160,967$1,014,593-$853,626

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