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Analysis: West Dundee Police Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, West Dundee Police Pension Fund lost $803,101 in 2016, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $9,880,684 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $73,718 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $729,383 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 $518,055 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $470,596 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $144,589 – $50 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $662,644 in 2016.

West Dundee Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$73,718$729,383-$803,101
2015$604,164$820,637-$216,473
2014$715,803$640,165$75,638
2013$679,140$582,754$96,386
2012$218,411$571,995-$353,584

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