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Monday, May 6, 2024

Analysis: Willowbrook Police Pension Fund would go broke in 18 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Willowbrook Police Pension Fund lost $1,112,775 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 $19,122,272 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 18 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $244,291 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $868,484 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 $614,530 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $505,426 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $205,772 – $28,336 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $820,302 in 2016.

Willowbrook Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$244,291$868,484-$1,112,775
2015$1,173,083$731,639$441,444
2014$1,443,749$719,834$723,915
2013$1,444,008$636,757$807,251
2012$623,238$493,479$129,759

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