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Monday, May 6, 2024

Analysis: Bloomingdale Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Bloomingdale Police Pension Fund lost $2,509,569 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 $28,800,505 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $849,966 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,659,603 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 $1,315,957 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $912,058 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $424,188 – $51,916 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,740,145 in 2016.

Bloomingdale Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$849,966$1,659,603-$2,509,569
2015$1,486,164$1,557,677-$71,513
2014$2,642,695$1,513,259$1,129,436
2013$1,887,629$1,355,249$532,380
2012$744,033$1,116,882-$372,849

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