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Analysis: Carlinville Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Carlinville Police Pension Fund lost $313,974 in 2016, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $3,592,378 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $2,597 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $311,377 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 $185,762 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $165,966 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $57,559 – $10,366 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $243,321 in 2016.

Carlinville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$2,597$311,377-$313,974
2015$120,512$386,785-$266,273
2014$78,806$300,288-$221,482
2013$116,442$284,594-$168,152
2012$52,384$260,265-$207,881

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