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Analysis: Jerseyville Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Jerseyville Police Pension Fund would have lost $335,720 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 $3,826,766 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $267,371 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $603,091 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 $503,971 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $308,363 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $96,152 – $17,054 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $600,123 in 2018.

Jerseyville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$267,371$603,091-$335,720
2017$255,061$632,851-$377,790
2016-$20,137$558,443-$578,580
2015$237,152$549,511-$312,359
2014$236,827$494,604-$257,777

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