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Analysis: Glenwood Police Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Glenwood Police Pension Fund lost $603,695 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 $7,589,107 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $23,729 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $627,424 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 $634,894 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $627,083 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $167,505 – $50,791 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $802,399 in 2016.

Glenwood Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$23,729$627,424-$603,695
2015$400,240$789,451-$389,211
2014$533,029$760,769-$227,740
2013$495,514$700,998-$205,484
2012$201,596$673,229-$471,633

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