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Analysis: Waterloo Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 72 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Waterloo Police Pension Fund would have lost $84,016 in 2018, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,982,810 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 72 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $236,871 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $320,887 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 $418,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $365,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $107,693 – $120,886 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $525,693 in 2018.

Waterloo Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$236,871$320,887-$84,016
2017$295,773$256,277$39,496
2016-$44,527$224,209-$268,736
2015$156,597$222,095-$65,498
2014$254,902$286,436-$31,534

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