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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Genoa Police Pension Fund would have lost $123,465 in 2018, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $2,073,901 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 $52,412 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $175,877 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 $353,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $179,120 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $39,799 – $1,567 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $392,799 in 2018.

Genoa Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$52,412$175,877-$123,465
2017$47,017$141,178-$94,161
2016$24,864$78,754-$53,890
2015$36,955$80,669-$43,714
2014$14,578$78,529-$63,951

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