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Carbondale Reporter

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Marion Police Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Marion Police Pension Fund lost $733,002 in 2016, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,520,034 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $173,454 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $906,456 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 $722,600 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $569,900 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $180,337 – $23,369 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $902,937 in 2016.

Marion Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$173,454$906,456-$733,002
2015$738,693$802,864-$64,171
2014$686,636$718,660-$32,024
2013$641,893$681,834-$39,941
2012$239,876$612,512-$372,636

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