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Analysis: Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,813,983 in 2018, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,701,586 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $757,296 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,056,687 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 $842,498 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $688,992 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $217,308 – $30,023 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,059,806 in 2018.

Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$757,296$1,056,687-$1,813,983
2017$1,991,272$972,485$1,018,787
2016$836,542$739,509$97,033
2015$101,341$651,406-$550,065
2014$864,355$579,278$285,077

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