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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Analysis: Kewanee Police Pension Fund would go broke in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Kewanee Police Pension Fund lost $823,929 in 2016, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $9,040,842 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $39,583 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $784,346 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 $339,843 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $309,129 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $126,669 – $564 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $466,512 in 2016.

Kewanee Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$39,583$784,346-$823,929
2015$707,072$753,141-$46,069
2014$515,461$687,377-$171,916
2013$841,155$654,826$186,329
2012$415,629$594,730-$179,101

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