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Analysis: Princeton Police Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Princeton Police Pension Fund lost $394,939 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 $7,866,214 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $90,208 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $485,147 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 $335,106 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $254,050 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $140,326 – $43,187 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $475,432 in 2016.

Princeton Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$90,208$485,147-$394,939
2015$458,757$350,993$107,764
2014$853,017$339,401$513,616
2013$509,513$343,176$166,337
2012$216,894$299,309-$82,415

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