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Analysis: Northfield Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Northfield Police Pension Fund lost $1,416,347 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 $15,614,887 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $161,377 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,254,970 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 $1,523,140 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $657,518 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $205,621 – $36,480 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,728,761 in 2016.

Northfield Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$161,377$1,254,970-$1,416,347
2015$1,214,951$1,239,320-$24,369
2014$1,378,235$1,574,465-$196,230
2013$1,143,236$1,157,453-$14,217
2012$445,380$1,133,333-$687,953

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