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Analysis: Canton Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Canton Police Pension Fund lost $1,215,565 in 2016, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,181,769 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $311,014 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $904,551 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 $416,195 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $314,144 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $324,610 – $200,565 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $740,805 in 2016.

Canton Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$311,014$904,551-$1,215,565
2015$630,105$781,303-$151,198
2014$1,042,044$758,176$283,868
2013$923,330$757,099$166,231
2012-$90,169$663,500-$753,669

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