Analysis: Elmhurst pays $5.31 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Elmhurst Police Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 19, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 84.2 percent of the $4,261,735 the Elmhurst Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.31 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 $3,586,824 to the fund, which saw a $254,764 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $674,763, or 15.8 percent, in 2018. Another $148 came from other unspecified sources.

Elmhurst Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$2,397,737	$2,421,178	$2,982,703	$3,397,808	$3,586,824	49.6%
Pension members	$571,490	$604,030	$612,032	$609,163	$674,763	18.1%
Other Revenue	-$-1	$0	$1	$0	$148	14900%
Total	$2,969,226	$3,025,208	$3,594,736	$4,006,971	$4,261,735	43.5%