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Analysis: Alsip Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Alsip Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,911,090 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 $21,040,597 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,270,037 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $3,181,127 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 $2,677,597 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,973,625 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $339,682 – $6,969 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,017,279 in 2018.

Alsip Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,270,037$3,181,127-$1,911,090
2017$1,669,246$2,955,230-$1,285,984
2016-$68,814$2,730,160-$2,798,974
2015$1,196,896$2,557,167-$1,360,271
2014$1,347,737$2,634,358-$1,286,621

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