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Analysis: Kewanee Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 42 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Kewanee Police Pension Fund would have lost $237,579 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 $9,878,539 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 42 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $729,988 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $967,567 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 $492,454 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $238,247 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $125,131 – $2,779 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $617,585 in 2018.

Kewanee Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$729,988$967,567-$237,579
2017$720,810$808,632-$87,822
2016-$39,583$784,346-$823,929
2015$707,072$753,141-$46,069
2014$515,461$687,377-$171,916

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