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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Morris Police Pension Fund lost $647,040 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 $12,348,536 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 $103,727 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $750,767 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 $695,513 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $499,937 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $184,586 – $22,054 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $880,099 in 2016.

Morris Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$103,727$750,767-$647,040
2015$671,504$628,422$43,082
2014$960,949$609,996$350,953
2013$619,849$618,428$1,421
2012$92,309$595,009-$502,700

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