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Analysis: Riverside Police Pension Fund would go broke in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Riverside Police Pension Fund lost $789,192 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 $8,395,129 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $328,352 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,117,544 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 $963,918 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $606,471 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $180,996 – $17,937 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,144,914 in 2016.

Riverside Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$328,352$1,117,544-$789,192
2015-$124,562$1,111,481-$1,236,043
2014$280,684$1,095,647-$814,963
2013$575,030$967,556-$392,526
2012$531,338$1,062,094-$530,756

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