Analysis: Glendale Heights Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 154 years without taxpayer subsidy
Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Glendale Heights Police Pension Fund would have lost $257,849 in 2018, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
The fund has $39,501,884 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 154 years without these subsidies.
The fund earned $1,989,829 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,247,678 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 $2,150,465 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,653,898 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $478,926 – $32,853 more than five years ago.
In all, subsidies amounted to $2,629,391 in 2018.
| Year | Total non-subsidy revenue | Total expenses | Outcome without subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,989,829 | $2,247,678 | -$257,849 |
| 2017 | $2,420,072 | $2,151,279 | $268,793 |
| 2016 | $55,607 | $1,987,093 | -$1,931,486 |
| 2015 | $1,993,760 | $1,686,720 | $307,040 |
| 2014 | $1,584,331 | $1,489,409 | $94,922 |