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Analysis: Madison Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in five years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Madison Police Pension Fund would have lost $404,295 in 2018, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,955,171 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in five years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $1,028 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $403,267 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 $342,948 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $334,488 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $112,050 – $46,540 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $454,998 in 2018.

Madison Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$1,028$403,267-$404,295
2017$20,819$394,345-$373,526
2016$6,227$416,311-$410,084
2015$34,842$412,325-$377,483
2014$71,492$366,792-$295,300

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