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Analysis: Cairo Police Pension Fund would go broke in four years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Cairo Police Pension Fund lost $340,019 in 2016, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,102,881 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in four years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $4,309 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $344,328 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 $255,649 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $183,980 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $8,781 – $29,521 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $264,430 in 2016.

Cairo Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$4,309$344,328-$340,019
2015$26,075$358,218-$332,143
2014$26,322$346,154-$319,832
2013$36,994$255,413-$218,419
2012$35,279$264,040-$228,761

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