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Analysis: Park Ridge Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Park Ridge Firefighters Pension Fund lost $2,979,698 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 $40,821,480 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $63,253 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $3,042,951 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 $1,846,200 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $1,970,636 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $439,597 – $53,198 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,285,797 in 2016.

Park Ridge Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$63,253$3,042,951-$2,979,698
2015$2,801,288$2,984,138-$182,850
2014$2,414,687$2,768,789-$354,102
2013$2,809,087$2,674,200$134,887
2012$2,602,659$2,607,780-$5,121

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