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Analysis: Winnetka Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 22 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Winnetka Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,355,537 in 2018, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $29,232,959 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 22 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $866,523 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,222,060 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $1,743,268 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,321,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $229,800 – $4,254 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,973,068 in 2018.

Winnetka Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$866,523$2,222,060-$1,355,537
2017$3,286,169$2,043,459$1,242,710
2016$1,933,212$1,816,887$116,325
2015-$40,894$1,863,713-$1,904,607
2014$1,494,224$1,823,901-$329,677

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