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Analysis: Silvis Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Silvis Police Pension Fund would have lost $430,451 in 2018, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,579,080 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $145,233 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $575,684 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 $701,359 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $317,311 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $104,983 – $11,816 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $806,342 in 2018.

Silvis Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$145,233$575,684-$430,451
2017$261,994$526,757-$264,763
2016$81,984$518,148-$436,164
2015$265,556$411,970-$146,414
2014$258,840$399,406-$140,566

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