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Analysis: Brookfield Police Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Brookfield Police Pension Fund lost $815,582 in 2016, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $15,678,936 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $823,128 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,638,710 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 $1,591,846 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,013,858 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $276,134 – $34,007 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,867,980 in 2016.

Brookfield Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$823,128$1,638,710-$815,582
2015-$136,110$1,758,582-$1,894,692
2014$667,317$1,877,775-$1,210,458
2013$1,606,523$1,515,397$91,126
2012$1,051,797$1,450,391-$398,594

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