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Analysis: West Frankfort Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 37 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the West Frankfort Police Pension Fund would have lost $162,237 in 2018, according to a North Egypt News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,902,154 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 37 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $361,967 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $524,204 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 $434,829 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $355,234 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $67,494 – $7,037 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $502,323 in 2018.

West Frankfort Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$361,967$524,204-$162,237
2017$331,197$512,632-$181,435
2016$6,082$477,837-$471,755
2015$298,844$429,665-$130,821
2014$272,121$425,299-$153,178

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