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Analysis: Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,313,322 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 $18,347,425 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $192,865 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,120,457 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 $713,857 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $552,359 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $282,650 – $54,237 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $996,507 in 2016.

Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$192,865$1,120,457-$1,313,322
2015$1,004,840$1,085,891-$81,051
2014$1,375,314$931,740$443,574
2013$1,540,810$826,617$714,193
2012$172,703$668,820-$496,117

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