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Analysis: Hoopeston Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Hoopeston Police Pension Fund would have lost $212,577 in 2018, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $3,014,575 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $47,955 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $260,532 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 $140,496 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $45,295 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $40,250 – $7,507 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $180,746 in 2018.

Hoopeston Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$47,955$260,532-$212,577
2017$44,826$259,918-$215,092
2016$52,141$206,663-$154,522
2015$54,959$202,516-$147,557
2014$50,073$201,751-$151,678

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