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Analysis: Crystal Lake Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Crystal Lake Police Pension Fund lost $2,839,775 in 2016, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $33,560,678 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $528,211 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,311,564 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 $2,059,342 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,834,036 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $579,535 – $50,824 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,638,877 in 2016.

Crystal Lake Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$528,211$2,311,564-$2,839,775
2015$1,700,648$2,148,235-$447,587
2014$2,698,193$1,932,819$765,374
2013$2,489,548$1,777,726$711,822
2012-$216,683$1,584,941-$1,801,624

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