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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Greater Round Lake FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Greater Round Lake FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost $817,781 in 2016, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $15,735,240 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $329,392 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $488,389 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 $823,234 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $831,627 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $310,072 – $28,554 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,133,306 in 2016.

Greater Round Lake FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$329,392$488,389-$817,781
2015$716,124$440,560$275,564
2014$821,113$447,584$373,529
2013$899,194$473,570$425,624
2012$260,946$445,541-$184,595

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