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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Crestwood Police Pension Fund lost $94,951 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 $572,631 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 earned $76 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $95,027 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 $201,573 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $35,825 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $29,822 – $15,577 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $231,395 in 2016.

Crestwood Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$76$95,027-$94,951
2015-$62$93,212-$93,274
2014-$82$126,182-$126,264
2013$47$117,956-$117,909
2012-$-9$86,304-$86,313

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