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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: South Holland Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, South Holland Police Pension Fund lost $2,095,026 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 $23,575,592 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $399,409 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,695,617 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 $1,014,454 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $818,254 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $397,143 – $68,085 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,411,597 in 2016.

South Holland Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$399,409$1,695,617-$2,095,026
2015$1,938,017$1,573,447$364,570
2014$2,046,239$1,491,260$554,979
2013$1,802,367$1,405,607$396,760
2012$926,501$1,373,674-$447,173

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