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Analysis: Channahon Fire Protection District Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 21 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Channahon Fire Protection District Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $310,501 in 2018, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,348,341 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 21 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $217,828 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $92,673 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 $413,954 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $372,972 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $126,175 – $32,867 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $540,129 in 2018.

Channahon Fire Protection District Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$217,828$92,673-$310,501
2017$554,347$9,212$545,135
2016$246,902$13,043$233,859
2015$49,438$9,911$39,527
2014$216,928$14,742$202,186

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