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Analysis: Cary Police Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Cary Police Pension Fund lost $625,072 in 2016, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $9,503,957 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $23,454 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $648,526 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 $785,340 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $442,092 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $227,529 – $21,582 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,012,869 in 2016.

Cary Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$23,454$648,526-$625,072
2015$390,313$607,535-$217,222
2014$573,031$526,145$46,886
2013$429,075$293,766$135,309
2012$227,073$436,692-$209,619

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