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Analysis: Pontiac Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 65 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Pontiac Police Pension Fund would have lost $142,733 in 2018, according to a McLean County Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $9,248,563 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 65 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $505,519 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $648,252 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 $401,220 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $311,311 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $106,879 – $8,466 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $508,099 in 2018.

Pontiac Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$505,519$648,252-$142,733
2017$521,095$638,929-$117,834
2016$38,180$512,530-$474,350
2015$395,994$536,024-$140,030
2014-$288,219$500,514-$788,733

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