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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Herrin Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 74 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Herrin Police Pension Fund would have lost $117,262 in 2018, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $8,598,652 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 74 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $387,396 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $504,658 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 $1,203,238 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $778,500 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $145,538 – $29,258 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,348,776 in 2018.

Herrin Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$387,396$504,658-$117,262
2017$459,062$375,426$83,636
2016-$22,723$379,120-$401,843
2015$272,699$398,912-$126,213
2014$176,498$414,506-$238,008

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