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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Eureka Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 21 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Eureka Police Pension Fund would have lost $31,661 in 2018, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $650,355 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 21 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $8,337 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $39,998 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 $83,554 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $30,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $27,970 – $9,001 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $111,524 in 2018.

Eureka Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$8,337$39,998-$31,661
2017$7,536$21,490-$13,954
2016$2,041$18,822-$16,781
2015$276$25,216-$24,940
2014$264$12,444-$12,180

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