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Friday, November 22, 2024

Analysis: East Dundee/Countryside FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, East Dundee/Countryside FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost $158,095 in 2016, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,335,069 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $48,194 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $206,289 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $223,583 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $186,133 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $33,475 – $11,660 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $257,058 in 2016.

East Dundee/Countryside FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$48,194$206,289-$158,095
2015$17,216$198,383-$181,167
2014$64,801$124,507-$59,706
2013$13,470$112,017-$98,547
2012$81,582$47,494$34,088

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