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Analysis: Posen Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in three years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Posen Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $86,014 in 2018, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $195,044 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in three years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $10,227 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $96,241 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $50,012 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $41,138 five years ago. Members made no contributions this year.

In all, subsidies amounted to $50,012 in 2018.

Posen Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$10,227$96,241-$86,014
2017$10,478$95,352-$84,874
2016-$1,226$91,447-$92,673
2015$9,403$83,208-$73,805
2014$6,965$80,622-$73,657

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