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Analysis: Manhattan Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Manhattan Police Pension Fund would have lost $186,109 in 2018, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,079,339 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $7,548 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $178,561 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 $415,008 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $164,631 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $78,066 – $9,576 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $493,074 in 2018.

Manhattan Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$7,548$178,561-$186,109
2017$29,920$179,292-$149,372
2016$22,841$162,661-$139,820
2015$31,817$195,107-$163,290
2014$11,797$178,037-$166,240

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