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Analysis: Norwood Park FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 18 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Norwood Park FPD Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $915,601 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 $16,231,914 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 18 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $800,746 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,716,347 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 $1,491,855 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $823,309 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $201,455 – $52,390 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,693,310 in 2018.

Norwood Park FPD Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$800,746$1,716,347-$915,601
2017$1,200,046$1,480,668-$280,622
2016$178,308$1,357,139-$1,178,831
2015$218,686$1,144,352-$925,666
2014$1,516,895$1,108,532$408,363

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