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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Harvey Police Pension Fund lost $1,992,099 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 $15,050,137 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 lost $284,015 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,708,084 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 $110,219 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $0 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $324,861 – $34,239 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $435,080 in 2016.

Harvey Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$284,015$1,708,084-$1,992,099
2015$1,036,454$1,746,719-$710,265
2014$1,586,651$1,856,246-$269,595
2013$1,442,735$1,596,574-$153,839
2012$726,952$1,464,765-$737,813

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