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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Glenwood Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 38 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Glenwood Police Pension Fund would have lost $251,385 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 $9,402,384 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 38 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $418,222 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $669,607 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 $874,658 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $457,652 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $185,589 – $8,809 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,060,247 in 2018.

Glenwood Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$418,222$669,607-$251,385
2017$552,270$636,610-$84,340
2016$23,729$627,424-$603,695
2015$400,240$789,451-$389,211
2014$533,029$760,769-$227,740

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