Analysis: Elmhurst pays $4.98 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 22, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 83.3 percent of the $2,236,939 the Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.98 for every $1 from pension members, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Elmhurst contributed $1,863,426 to the fund, which saw a $117,864 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $373,513, or 16.7 percent, in 2016.

Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$1,402,353	$1,246,347	$1,672,883	$1,727,752	$1,863,426	32.9%
Pension members	$362,735	$261,188	$379,086	$391,323	$373,513	3%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	-
Total	$1,765,088	$1,507,535	$2,051,969	$2,119,075	$2,236,939	26.7%