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Analysis: Lake Villa FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lake Villa FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund lost $382,760 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 $4,884,998 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $23,587 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $359,173 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 $609,619 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $369,374 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $138,489 – $25,200 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $748,108 in 2016.

Lake Villa FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$23,587$359,173-$382,760
2015$187,007$337,847-$150,840
2014$195,043$330,704-$135,661
2013$149,265$336,501-$187,236
2012$99,423$326,337-$226,914

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