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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Paris Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 130 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Paris Police Pension Fund would have lost $57,990 in 2018, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $7,493,143 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 130 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $365,657 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $423,647 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 $371,804 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $285,629 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $94,725 – $15,871 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $466,529 in 2018.

Paris Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$365,657$423,647-$57,990
2017$442,657$247,229$195,428
2016$73,363$284,381-$211,018
2015$320,501$291,833$28,668
2014$416,356$330,125$86,231

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