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Analysis: Rock Falls Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Rock Falls Police Pension Fund would have lost $450,640 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 $7,222,348 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $335,882 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $786,522 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 $487,114 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $246,003 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $118,830 – $16,267 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $605,944 in 2018.

Rock Falls Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$335,882$786,522-$450,640
2017$439,762$656,333-$216,571
2016-$53,317$764,606-$817,923
2015$380,788$591,788-$211,000
2014$526,278$596,550-$70,272

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