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Analysis: Highland Police Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Highland Police Pension Fund lost $730,643 in 2016, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,301,465 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $63,296 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $667,347 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 $432,136 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $307,405 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $158,168 – $23,122 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $590,304 in 2016.

Highland Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$63,296$667,347-$730,643
2015$557,433$636,807-$79,374
2014$699,543$539,568$159,975
2013$708,401$467,900$240,501
2012$123,162$438,419-$315,257

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