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Analysis: Chatham Police Pension Fund would go broke in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Chatham Police Pension Fund lost $356,413 in 2016, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,873,571 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $52,244 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $304,169 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 $326,628 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $275,939 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $108,237 – $5,357 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $434,865 in 2016.

Chatham Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$52,244$304,169-$356,413
2015$295,774$216,029$79,745
2014$129,208$228,917-$99,709
2013$160,901$130,389$30,512
2012$88,547$195,056-$106,509

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