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Analysis: Salem Police Pension Fund would go broke in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Salem Police Pension Fund lost $627,423 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 $5,023,762 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $125,058 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $502,365 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 $146,414 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $113,419 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $92,699 – $25,417 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $239,113 in 2016.

Salem Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$125,058$502,365-$627,423
2015$321,232$446,736-$125,504
2014$263,766$418,588-$154,822
2013$362,774$391,073-$28,299
2012$347,513$392,991-$45,478

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