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Analysis: Oak Forest Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Oak Forest Police Pension Fund lost $2,635,257 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 $24,780,634 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $634,496 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,000,761 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 $1,429,805 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $1,436,420 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $349,092 – $10,594 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,778,897 in 2016.

Oak Forest Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$634,496$2,000,761-$2,635,257
2015$1,135,689$1,893,624-$757,935
2014$1,446,044$1,625,693-$179,649
2013$1,691,420$1,473,931$217,489
2012$216,386$1,417,182-$1,200,796

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