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Analysis: East Alton Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the East Alton Police Pension Fund would have lost $225,061 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 $3,020,155 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $132,944 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $358,005 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 $182,063 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $84,804 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $67,000 – $101 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $249,063 in 2018.

East Alton Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$132,944$358,005-$225,061
2017$161,519$309,144-$147,625
2016-$56,666$326,881-$383,547
2015$146,094$303,309-$157,215
2014$133,294$297,419-$164,125

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