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Thursday, May 16, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Winfield Police Pension Fund lost $780,698 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 $7,618,182 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 $7,649 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $773,049 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 $752,452 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $468,497 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $119,810 – $11,666 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $872,262 in 2016.

Winfield Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$7,649$773,049-$780,698
2015$254,869$556,868-$301,999
2014$166,745$545,609-$378,864
2013$311,499$537,277-$225,778
2012$67,823$441,938-$374,115

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