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Analysis: Bethalto Police Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Bethalto Police Pension Fund lost $524,682 in 2016, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,650,418 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $88,862 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $435,820 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 $367,739 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $306,855 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $90,086 – $4,561 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $457,825 in 2016.

Bethalto Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$88,862$435,820-$524,682
2015$225,881$379,519-$153,638
2014$167,030$357,275-$190,245
2013$201,105$347,197-$146,092
2012$26,558$286,603-$260,045

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