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Analysis: Staunton Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Staunton Police Pension Fund would have lost $88,433 in 2018, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,190,439 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $4,901 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $83,532 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $150,341 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $157,371 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $27,853 – $743 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $178,194 in 2018.

Staunton Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$4,901$83,532-$88,433
2017$10,972$89,465-$78,493
2016$10,677$72,203-$61,526
2015$24,401$86,687-$62,286
2014$20,371$67,478-$47,107

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