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Analysis: Eldorado Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 51 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Eldorado Police Pension Fund would have lost $34,420 in 2018, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $1,743,683 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 51 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $67,137 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $101,557 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 $92,399 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $75,467 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $30,572 – $122 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $122,971 in 2018.

Eldorado Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$67,137$101,557-$34,420
2017$27,580$99,158-$71,578
2016$34,956$94,299-$59,343
2015$46,864$69,508-$22,644
2014-$1,968$92,770-$94,738

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