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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund would go broke in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund lost $218,914 in 2016, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $3,620,465 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $11,202 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $207,712 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 $127,277 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $123,588 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $60,456 – $8,840 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $187,733 in 2016.

Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$11,202$207,712-$218,914
2015$176,030$316,994-$140,964
2014$205,778$159,620$46,158
2013$236,649$406,350-$169,701
2012$73,580$216,032-$142,452

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