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Analysis: Northfield Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 2536 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Northfield Police Pension Fund would have lost $7,390 in 2018, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $18,740,504 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 2536 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,268,513 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,275,903 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 $1,149,851 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $750,796 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $206,944 – $27,542 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,356,795 in 2018.

Northfield Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,268,513$1,275,903-$7,390
2017$1,516,627$1,304,839$211,788
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

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