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Thursday, April 25, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Wood Dale Police Pension Fund lost $1,560,664 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 $21,646,223 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 $358,479 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,202,185 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 $1,023,960 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $740,535 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $332,138 – $14,623 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,356,098 in 2016.

Wood Dale Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$358,479$1,202,185-$1,560,664
2015$1,197,335$1,110,318$87,017
2014$1,444,723$1,084,686$360,037
2013$1,519,437$1,181,798$337,639
2012$158,493$1,000,687-$842,194

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