Analysis: Glen Ellyn pays $5.61 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 20, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 84.9 percent of the $2,308,190 the Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.61 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, Glen Ellyn contributed $1,959,000 to the fund, which saw a $347,927 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $349,189, or 15.1 percent, in 2018. Another $1 came from other unspecified sources.

Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$981,000	$1,153,000	$1,692,000	$1,613,000	$1,959,000	99.7%
Pension members	$235,457	$344,953	$347,368	$347,262	$349,189	48.3%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	-$-1	$1	$1	-
Total	$1,216,457	$1,497,953	$2,039,367	$1,960,263	$2,308,190	89.7%