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Analysis: Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 72 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $1,095,062 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 $78,373,464 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 72 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $5,215,393 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $6,310,455 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 $5,558,693 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $3,086,077 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $836,375 – $99,917 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $6,395,068 in 2018.

Elk Grove Village Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$5,215,393$6,310,455-$1,095,062
2017$6,370,986$6,046,660$324,326
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

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