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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Oglesby Police Pension Fund lost $135,837 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 $2,684,650 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 $88,876 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $224,713 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 $279,585 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $180,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $51,335 – $4,212 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $330,920 in 2016.

Oglesby Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$88,876$224,713-$135,837
2015$79,914$188,015-$108,101
2014$36,052$185,068-$149,016
2013$68,775$176,684-$107,909
2012$121,952$171,803-$49,851

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