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Analysis: Vandalia Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 27 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Vandalia Police Pension Fund would have lost $184,730 in 2018, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,928,148 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 27 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $157,865 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $342,595 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 $311,555 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $144,676 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $70,474 – $9,690 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $382,029 in 2018.

Vandalia Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$157,865$342,595-$184,730
2017$220,671$334,921-$114,250
2016$60,053$326,969-$266,916
2015$36,361$285,627-$249,266
2014$46,160$305,198-$259,038

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