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Analysis: Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund lost $9,891,155 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 $104,455,271 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $2,911,752 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $6,979,403 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 $3,764,945 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $3,920,495 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $1,072,444 – $102,472 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $4,837,389 in 2016.

Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$2,911,752$6,979,403-$9,891,155
2015$4,906,516$6,574,632-$1,668,116
2014$9,938,220$6,308,036$3,630,184
2013$8,724,637$5,717,883$3,006,754
2012$3,528,834$5,085,303-$1,556,469

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