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Analysis: Matteson Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 56 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Matteson Police Pension Fund would have lost $436,654 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 $24,222,815 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 56 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,683,465 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,120,119 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 $1,402,220 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $958,626 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $337,691 – $31,252 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,739,911 in 2018.

Matteson Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,683,465$2,120,119-$436,654
2017$1,814,623$1,844,003-$29,380
2016-$320,969$1,812,323-$2,133,292
2015$1,437,703$1,781,069-$343,366
2014$1,641,996$1,716,247-$74,251

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