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Analysis: Marion Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 109 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Marion Police Pension Fund would have lost $117,596 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $12,715,718 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 109 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $838,002 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $955,598 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 $997,462 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $592,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $202,395 – $28,732 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,199,857 in 2018.

Marion Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$838,002$955,598-$117,596
2017$996,676$934,251$62,425
2016$173,454$906,456-$733,002
2015$738,693$802,864-$64,171
2014$686,636$718,660-$32,024

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