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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Analysis: Galesburg Police Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Galesburg Police Pension Fund lost $1,254,563 in 2016, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $24,438,078 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,170,667 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,425,230 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 $1,956,983 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $937,749 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $326,120 – $29,204 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,283,103 in 2016.

Galesburg Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$1,170,667$2,425,230-$1,254,563
2015-$419,933$2,642,391-$3,062,324
2014$996,570$2,300,258-$1,303,688
2013$2,118,520$2,185,839-$67,319
2012$1,175,201$2,065,920-$890,719

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