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Analysis: Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund lost $3,512,847 in 2016, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $66,842,232 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 earned $2,263,299 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $5,776,146 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 $2,573,401 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $2,506,738 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $844,917 – $178,206 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,418,318 in 2016.

Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$2,263,299$5,776,146-$3,512,847
2015$6,346,751$5,332,192$1,014,559
2014$4,880,874$4,967,679-$86,805
2013$4,187,643$4,661,892-$474,249
2012$3,471,270$4,442,231-$970,961

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