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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Analysis: Edwardsville Police Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Edwardsville Police Pension Fund lost $1,272,060 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 $19,239,406 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $317,324 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $954,736 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 $920,192 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $767,886 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $328,541 – $42,738 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,248,733 in 2016.

Edwardsville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$317,324$954,736-$1,272,060
2015$705,556$952,800-$247,244
2014$1,575,304$841,119$734,185
2013$1,472,566$690,825$781,741
2012$174,230$628,434-$454,204

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