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Analysis: Lemont FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Lemont FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $2,087,084 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 $29,789,826 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $1,093,074 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $994,010 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 $1,521,077 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,281,717 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $488,725 – $31,899 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,009,802 in 2018.

Lemont FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$1,093,074$994,010-$2,087,084
2017$3,132,187$897,977$2,234,210
2016$1,431,989$673,606$758,383
2015$289,214$528,266-$239,052
2014$1,203,168$420,498$782,670

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