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Analysis: Richton Park Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 37 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Richton Park Police Pension Fund would have lost $395,058 in 2018, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,590,724 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 37 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $843,307 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,238,365 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $1,167,734 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $485,948 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $237,433 – $34,391 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,405,167 in 2018.

Richton Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$843,307$1,238,365-$395,058
2017$1,033,825$1,169,811-$135,986
2016-$146,008$1,162,570-$1,308,578
2015$999,854$1,031,708-$31,854
2014$1,022,543$946,872$75,671

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