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Analysis: Harvey Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in six years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Harvey Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $2,012,130 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 $10,903,837 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in six years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $427,921 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,440,051 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 $1,756,758 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $204,960 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $279,256 – $24,676 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,036,014 in 2018.

Harvey Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$427,921$2,440,051-$2,012,130
2017$705,977$2,240,064-$1,534,087
2016-$281,072$2,107,306-$2,388,378
2015$562,303$2,093,426-$1,531,123
2014$747,332$1,978,784-$1,231,452

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