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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Frankfort Police Pension Fund lost $775,375 in 2016, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,902,388 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 lost $171,523 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $603,852 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 $836,569 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $669,633 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $253,766 – $2,927 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,090,335 in 2016.

Frankfort Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$171,523$603,852-$775,375
2015$677,818$561,157$116,661
2014$669,255$767,381-$98,126
2013$564,779$475,635$89,144
2012$256,316$460,037-$203,721

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