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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Analysis: Darien Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Darien Police Pension Fund lost $1,823,908 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 $24,185,950 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $21,989 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,801,919 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 $1,209,939 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,185,029 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $308,852 – $1,596 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,518,791 in 2016.

Darien Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$21,989$1,801,919-$1,823,908
2015$1,604,933$1,664,060-$59,127
2014$1,430,665$1,543,451-$112,786
2013$1,644,263$1,346,188$298,075
2012$852,748$1,159,480-$306,732

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