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Analysis: Washington Park Police Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Washington Park Police Pension Fund lost $208,947 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 $1,648,965 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $3,168 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $212,115 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 $60,041 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $50,133 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $491 – $8,990 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $60,532 in 2016.

Washington Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$3,168$212,115-$208,947
2015$35,947$224,578-$188,631
2014$29,169$184,992-$155,823
2013$34,454$187,089-$152,635
2012$55,188$172,074-$116,886

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