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Analysis: Park Ridge Police Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Park Ridge Police Pension Fund lost $2,891,136 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 $42,988,965 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $231,698 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $3,122,834 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 $2,027,060 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $2,024,155 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $482,744 – $72,371 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,509,804 in 2016.

Park Ridge Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$231,698$3,122,834-$2,891,136
2015$2,989,640$3,215,846-$226,206
2014$2,855,361$2,826,438$28,923
2013$3,145,831$2,786,003$359,828
2012$2,393,932$2,598,325-$204,393

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