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Analysis: Carterville Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Carterville Police Pension Fund would have lost $51,404 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $604,417 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $35,996 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $87,400 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 $95,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $64,434 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $35,754 – $796 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $130,754 in 2018.

Carterville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$35,996$87,400-$51,404
2017$10,771$101,719-$90,948
2016$9,122$38,063-$28,941
2015$26,394$22,976$3,418
2014-$7,280$16,889-$24,169

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