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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Kildeer Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Kildeer Police Pension Fund would have lost $452,446 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 $4,551,858 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $157,475 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $609,921 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 $700,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $455,617 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $57,808 – $9,370 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $757,808 in 2018.

Kildeer Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$157,475$609,921-$452,446
2017$263,368$590,466-$327,098
2016$52,134$571,043-$518,909
2015$197,567$604,072-$406,505
2014$237,702$586,195-$348,493

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