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Analysis: Olney Police Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Olney Police Pension Fund lost $544,017 in 2016, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,135,899 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $26,451 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $570,468 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 $464,954 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $257,306 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $63,636 – $934 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $528,590 in 2016.

Olney Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$26,451$570,468-$544,017
2015$196,519$556,504-$359,985
2014$184,031$543,881-$359,850
2013$195,905$488,486-$292,581
2012$110,701$381,644-$270,943

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