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Analysis: Spring Grove Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Spring Grove Police Pension Fund would have lost $217,855 in 2018, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,983,392 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $124,296 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $342,151 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 $338,500 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $282,537 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $48,380 – $8,550 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $386,880 in 2018.

Spring Grove Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$124,296$342,151-$217,855
2017$128,317$221,056-$92,739
2016$83,344$188,779-$105,435
2015$51,934$216,908-$164,974
2014$37,418$140,998-$103,580

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