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Analysis: Cherry Valley Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Cherry Valley Police Pension Fund would have lost $445,061 in 2018, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $4,472,796 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $175,913 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $620,974 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 $1,252,160 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $443,787 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $81,026 – $8,236 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,333,186 in 2018.

Cherry Valley Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$175,913$620,974-$445,061
2017$240,716$556,806-$316,090
2016-$4,227$540,058-$544,285
2015$99,943$426,657-$326,714
2014-$6,575$357,711-$364,286

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