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Analysis: Silvis Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Silvis Police Pension Fund lost $436,164 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 $5,950,449 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $81,984 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $518,148 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 $347,125 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $327,060 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $95,423 – $6,352 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $442,548 in 2016.

Silvis Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$81,984$518,148-$436,164
2015$265,556$411,970-$146,414
2014$258,840$399,406-$140,566
2013$266,895$377,357-$110,462
2012$44,475$340,902-$296,427

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