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Friday, April 26, 2024

Analysis: Lockport Township FPD Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lockport Township FPD Pension Fund lost $3,157,956 in 2016, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $37,852,199 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $917,713 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,240,243 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 $2,721,929 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,900,525 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $828,675 – $163,511 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,550,604 in 2016.

Lockport Township FPD Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$917,713$2,240,243-$3,157,956
2015$1,077,572$2,026,043-$948,471
2014$2,046,595$1,964,763$81,832
2013$1,649,098$1,868,373-$219,275
2012$409,137$1,670,702-$1,261,565

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