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Analysis: Harvard Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 75 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Harvard Police Pension Fund would have lost $147,034 in 2018, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,884,445 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 75 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $614,955 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $761,989 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 $547,123 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $421,802 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $141,312 – $4,517 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $688,435 in 2018.

Harvard Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$614,955$761,989-$147,034
2017$773,328$620,326$153,002
2016$42,641$558,073-$515,432
2015$697,938$496,283$201,655
2014$604,574$345,230$259,344

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