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Analysis: Waterloo Police Pension Fund would go broke in 19 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Waterloo Police Pension Fund lost $268,736 in 2016, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,016,639 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 19 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $44,527 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $224,209 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 $441,000 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $300,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $96,824 – $9,098 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $537,824 in 2016.

Waterloo Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$44,527$224,209-$268,736
2015$156,597$222,095-$65,498
2014$254,902$286,436-$31,534
2013$169,362$195,555-$26,193
2012$105,061$172,802-$67,741

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