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Analysis: Danville Police Pension Fund would go broke in six years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Danville Police Pension Fund lost $3,349,455 in 2016, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,913,230 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in six years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $277,107 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $3,072,348 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $1,930,255 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,478,858 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $422,758 – $48,759 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,353,013 in 2016.

Danville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$277,107$3,072,348-$3,349,455
2015$1,009,928$2,964,881-$1,954,953
2014$1,341,256$2,658,259-$1,317,003
2013$1,246,647$2,518,855-$1,272,208
2012$487,026$2,266,320-$1,779,294

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