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Analysis: Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund would have lost $204,848 in 2018, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $3,968,203 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $216,380 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $421,228 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 $196,853 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $72,745 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $55,794 – $3,779 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $252,647 in 2018.

Winthrop Harbor Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$216,380$421,228-$204,848
2017$237,468$199,780$37,688
2016-$11,202$207,712-$218,914
2015$176,030$316,994-$140,964
2014$205,778$159,620$46,158

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