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Analysis: South Holland Firefighters' Pension Fund would go broke in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, South Holland Firefighters' Pension Fund lost $764,126 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 $12,392,573 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $168,346 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $595,780 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 $489,984 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $438,286 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $191,032 – $44,095 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $681,016 in 2016.

South Holland Firefighters' Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$168,346$595,780-$764,126
2015$871,661$612,760$258,901
2014$779,137$536,824$242,313
2013$721,115$525,320$195,795
2012$590,526$459,174$131,352

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