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Analysis: Matteson Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Matteson Firefighters Pension Fund lost $2,158,507 in 2016, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $19,010,441 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $391,907 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,766,600 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 $1,085,233 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $795,051 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $258,756 – $15,549 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,343,989 in 2016.

Matteson Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$391,907$1,766,600-$2,158,507
2015$1,008,757$1,549,668-$540,911
2014$1,061,785$1,342,268-$280,483
2013$1,296,260$1,214,553$81,707
2012$428,462$1,075,940-$647,478

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