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Analysis: Beardstown Police Pension Fund would go broke in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Beardstown Police Pension Fund lost $157,395 in 2016, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,412,824 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $8,096 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $165,491 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 $161,919 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $84,840 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $23,387 – $5,695 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $185,306 in 2016.

Beardstown Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$8,096$165,491-$157,395
2015$26,999$179,973-$152,974
2014$17,752$165,048-$147,296
2013$36,459$149,012-$112,553
2012$6,407$146,534-$140,127

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