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Thursday, April 18, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Villa Park Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,168,831 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 $14,522,302 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 $70,249 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,098,582 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 $706,719 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $501,035 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $220,489 – $40,938 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $927,208 in 2016.

Villa Park Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$70,249$1,098,582-$1,168,831
2015$446,202$1,040,283-$594,081
2014$555,775$1,009,226-$453,451
2013$865,095$966,115-$101,020
2012$3,103$771,951-$768,848

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