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Analysis: Olympia Fields Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Olympia Fields Police Pension Fund lost $846,330 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 $8,215,147 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 earned $46,746 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $893,076 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 $759,609 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $565,028 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $161,874 – $5,389 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $921,483 in 2016.

Olympia Fields Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$46,746$893,076-$846,330
2015$504,773$822,630-$317,857
2014$403,507$760,109-$356,602
2013$404,470$658,012-$253,542
2012$86,272$575,650-$489,378

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