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Analysis: Yorkville Police Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Yorkville Police Pension Fund lost $487,254 in 2016, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,882,815 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $30,492 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $456,762 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 $722,940 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $342,704 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $222,736 – $59,308 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $945,676 in 2016.

Yorkville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$30,492$456,762-$487,254
2015$435,486$449,719-$14,233
2014$252,334$423,682-$171,348
2013$293,687$392,268-$98,581
2012$148,402$389,787-$241,385

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