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Analysis: Franklin Park Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 23 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Franklin Park Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,176,134 in 2018, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $26,224,199 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 23 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,674,158 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,850,292 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 $1,874,375 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,561,470 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $414,531 – $26,961 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,288,906 in 2018.

Franklin Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,674,158$2,850,292-$1,176,134
2017$1,997,952$2,718,005-$720,053
2016$308,448$2,481,636-$2,173,188
2015$1,442,873$2,423,806-$980,933
2014$1,739,269$2,289,405-$550,136

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