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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Alsip Police Pension Fund would go broke in seven years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Alsip Police Pension Fund lost $2,798,974 in 2016, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $18,242,439 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in seven years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $68,814 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,730,160 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 $2,388,524 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,774,722 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $351,042 – $70,179 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,739,566 in 2016.

Alsip Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$68,814$2,730,160-$2,798,974
2015$1,196,896$2,557,167-$1,360,271
2014$1,347,737$2,634,358-$1,286,621
2013$1,153,003$2,350,245-$1,197,242
2012$203,850$2,182,029-$1,978,179

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