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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Montgomery Police Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Montgomery Police Pension Fund lost $525,017 in 2016, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $8,350,393 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $25,627 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $499,390 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 $452,282 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $324,493 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $216,533 – $68,070 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $668,815 in 2016.

Montgomery Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$25,627$499,390-$525,017
2015$471,667$440,308$31,359
2014$547,093$428,450$118,643
2013$536,017$361,248$174,769
2012$87,990$350,921-$262,931

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