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Analysis: Orland FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Orland FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $11,009,437 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 $152,023,248 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $5,908,639 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $5,100,798 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 $2,645,820 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $3,386,334 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $1,282,881 – $68,824 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,928,701 in 2018.

Orland FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$5,908,639$5,100,798-$11,009,437
2017$17,618,171$4,375,509$13,242,662
2016$10,399,975$4,097,492$6,302,483
2015$810,919$3,851,683-$3,040,764
2014$7,571,144$2,670,035$4,901,109

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