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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Fairview Heights Police Pension Fund lost $1,901,070 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 $24,651,410 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 $253,744 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,647,326 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 $1,300,000 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $1,311,035 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $378,569 – $100,575 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,678,569 in 2016.

Fairview Heights Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$253,744$1,647,326-$1,901,070
2015$1,549,494$1,421,214$128,280
2014$2,330,447$1,595,319$735,128
2013$1,512,987$1,472,403$40,584
2012$205,510$1,076,679-$871,169

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