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Analysis: Mendota Police Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Mendota Police Pension Fund lost $343,192 in 2016, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,384,383 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $36,462 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $379,654 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 $387,396 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $263,489 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $89,690 – $4,468 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $477,086 in 2016.

Mendota Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$36,462$379,654-$343,192
2015$274,343$313,290-$38,947
2014$168,410$279,478-$111,068
2013$238,715$215,805$22,910
2012$217,855$207,956$9,899

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