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Analysis: Belvidere Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Belvidere Police Pension Fund lost $1,332,741 in 2016, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $18,657,471 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $151,962 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,180,779 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 $1,079,608 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $885,875 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $291,901 – $36,343 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,371,509 in 2016.

Belvidere Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$151,962$1,180,779-$1,332,741
2015$1,087,587$1,027,323$60,264
2014$1,148,458$965,264$183,194
2013$1,259,365$785,117$474,248
2012$614,127$769,074-$154,947

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