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Analysis: Bradley Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Bradley Police Pension Fund lost $1,060,544 in 2016, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,494,835 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $144,167 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $916,377 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 $856,951 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $602,737 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $256,757 – $57,871 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,113,708 in 2016.

Bradley Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$144,167$916,377-$1,060,544
2015$770,258$745,737$24,521
2014$1,111,339$760,977$350,362
2013$912,175$671,366$240,809
2012$423,171$674,648-$251,477

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