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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Harwood Heights Police Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Harwood Heights Police Pension Fund lost $1,298,753 in 2016, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,330,346 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 $93,154 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,205,599 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 $668,617 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $507,119 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $224,805 – $38,646 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $893,422 in 2016.

Harwood Heights Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$93,154$1,205,599-$1,298,753
2015$920,689$1,206,616-$285,927
2014$932,053$1,024,301-$92,248
2013$1,035,871$901,519$134,352
2012$685,283$816,600-$131,317

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