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Analysis: Rantoul Police Pension Fund would go broke in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Rantoul Police Pension Fund lost $1,047,630 in 2016, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $16,790,847 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $71,486 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,119,116 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 $683,547 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $625,415 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $217,076 – $29,571 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $900,623 in 2016.

Rantoul Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$71,486$1,119,116-$1,047,630
2015$1,079,535$1,085,445-$5,910
2014$1,437,951$1,074,499$363,452
2013$900,628$967,161-$66,533
2012$589,828$939,251-$349,423

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