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Analysis: Monmouth Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Monmouth Police Pension Fund lost $622,275 in 2016, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $7,164,200 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $35,578 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $586,697 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 $491,232 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $381,493 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $110,094 – $3,238 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $601,326 in 2016.

Monmouth Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$35,578$586,697-$622,275
2015$321,354$561,579-$240,225
2014$399,552$493,824-$94,272
2013$415,068$505,244-$90,176
2012$168,738$481,400-$312,662

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