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Analysis: Oglesby Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Oglesby Police Pension Fund would have lost $195,695 in 2018, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $3,113,668 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $134,782 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $330,477 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 $331,215 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $348,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $53,796 – $5,495 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $385,011 in 2018.

Oglesby Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$134,782$330,477-$195,695
2017$122,593$248,910-$126,317
2016$88,876$224,713-$135,837
2015$79,914$188,015-$108,101
2014$36,052$185,068-$149,016

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