Analysis: Winfield pays $1.71 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Winfield FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Aug 21, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 58.6 percent of the $318,501 the Winfield FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $1.71 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, Winfield contributed $186,784 to the fund, which saw a $32,893 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $108,781, or 34.2 percent, in 2018. Another $22,936 came from other unspecified sources.

Winfield FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$166,399	$167,151	$168,554	$182,784	$186,784	12.3%
Pension members	$76,576	$94,530	$103,706	$102,824	$108,781	42.1%
Other Revenue	$1	$1	$2,984	$0	$22,936	2293500%
Total	$242,976	$261,682	$275,244	$285,608	$318,501	31.1%