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Analysis: Marengo Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 28 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Marengo Police Pension Fund would have lost $202,199 in 2018, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,505,985 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 28 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $274,066 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $476,265 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 $414,202 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $240,156 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $97,880 – $2,538 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $512,082 in 2018.

Marengo Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$274,066$476,265-$202,199
2017$357,609$382,126-$24,517
2016$67,493$328,087-$260,594
2015$231,501$393,343-$161,842
2014$202,195$344,358-$142,163

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