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Analysis: Olney Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 19 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Olney Police Pension Fund would have lost $267,931 in 2018, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,931,893 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 19 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $379,356 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $647,287 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 $644,586 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $364,400 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $65,821 – $7,340 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $710,407 in 2018.

Olney Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$379,356$647,287-$267,931
2017$323,940$621,255-$297,315
2016$26,451$570,468-$544,017
2015$196,519$556,504-$359,985
2014$184,031$543,881-$359,850

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