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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Lincoln Police Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lincoln Police Pension Fund lost $1,314,384 in 2016, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $9,362,264 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $12,175 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,302,209 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 $616,437 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $473,372 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $201,349 – $67,145 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $817,786 in 2016.

Lincoln Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$12,175$1,302,209-$1,314,384
2015$671,048$1,184,809-$513,761
2014$635,531$1,131,066-$495,535
2013$705,520$1,070,095-$364,575
2012$60,075$992,949-$932,874

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