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Analysis: Wayne Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Wayne Police Pension Fund would have lost $174,326 in 2018, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,017,350 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $45,769 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $220,095 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $208,708 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $282,913 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $16,738 – $11,542 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $225,446 in 2018.

Wayne Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$45,769$220,095-$174,326
2017$48,252$190,991-$142,739
2016$6,081$102,769-$96,688
2015$27,288$99,183-$71,895
2014$31,851$94,373-$62,522

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