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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Analysis: Peoria Heights Police Pension Fund would go broke in 18 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Peoria Heights Police Pension Fund lost $112,918 in 2016, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,999,243 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 18 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $10,575 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $123,493 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 $262,677 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $211,858 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $71,570 – $10,647 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $334,247 in 2016.

Peoria Heights Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$10,575$123,493-$112,918
2015$22,658$151,067-$128,409
2014$27,278$98,336-$71,058
2013$22,410$101,940-$79,530
2012$9,274$107,621-$98,347

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