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Analysis: Sterling Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 78 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Sterling Police Pension Fund would have lost $188,298 in 2018, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,613,670 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 78 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,098,856 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,287,154 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 $1,077,067 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $601,394 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $166,561 – $3,064 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,243,628 in 2018.

Sterling Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,098,856$1,287,154-$188,298
2017$1,189,207$1,299,365-$110,158
2016-$231,810$1,136,871-$1,368,681
2015$625,895$975,123-$349,228
2014$908,007$962,882-$54,875

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