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Analysis: Wayne Police Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Wayne Police Pension Fund lost $96,688 in 2016, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,898,861 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $6,081 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $102,769 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 $208,708 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $126,679 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $34,196 – $2,428 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $242,904 in 2016.

Wayne Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$6,081$102,769-$96,688
2015$27,288$99,183-$71,895
2014$31,851$94,373-$62,522
2013$19,800$92,463-$72,663
2012$19,039$88,194-$69,155

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