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Friday, April 19, 2024

Analysis: Westmont Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Westmont Police Pension Fund lost $2,838,713 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 $25,697,514 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $294,928 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,543,785 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 $2,012,246 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,767,208 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $417,895 – $57,915 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,430,141 in 2016.

Westmont Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$294,928$2,543,785-$2,838,713
2015$1,555,448$2,429,364-$873,916
2014$1,245,218$2,322,113-$1,076,895
2013$1,636,370$2,190,605-$554,235
2012$1,905,080$2,180,602-$275,522

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