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Analysis: Carbondale Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 25 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Carbondale Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,090,797 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $27,010,734 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 25 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,624,878 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,715,675 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 $2,958,276 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,953,413 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $558,972 – $170,888 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,517,248 in 2018.

Carbondale Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,624,878$2,715,675-$1,090,797
2017$2,017,774$2,605,298-$587,524
2016-$34,897$2,466,094-$2,500,991
2015$1,225,221$2,348,181-$1,122,960
2014$1,015,982$2,342,296-$1,326,314

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