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Analysis: Geneva Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Geneva Firefighters Pension Fund lost $834,234 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 $12,758,901 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $348,987 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $485,247 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 $355,690 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $250,350 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $188,272 – $27,520 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $543,962 in 2016.

Geneva Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$348,987$485,247-$834,234
2015$523,181$380,348$142,833
2014$693,311$304,223$389,088
2013$623,279$263,160$360,119
2012$246,999$142,580$104,419

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