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Friday, April 11, 2025

Analysis: Bloomington pays $4.04 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Bloomington Police Pension Fund

Budget 02

Taxpayers contributed 80.2 percent of the $5,849,199 the Bloomington Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.04 for every $1 from pension members, according to a McLean County Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Bloomington contributed $4,690,359 to the fund, which saw a $1,091,547 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $1,158,840, or 19.8 percent, in 2016.

Bloomington Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$4,111,770$3,311,122$3,183,834$3,758,826$4,690,35914.1%
Pension members$1,024,189$963,523$1,275,344$998,826$1,158,84013.1%
Other Revenue-$-1$1$0$0$0100%
Total$5,135,958$4,274,646$4,459,178$4,757,652$5,849,19913.9%

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