Analysis: Elmhurst pays $5.42 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 18, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 84.4 percent of the $2,623,011 the Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.42 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 $2,214,641 to the fund, which saw a $129,998 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $408,275, or 15.6 percent, in 2018. Another $95 came from other unspecified sources.

Elmhurst Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$1,672,883	$1,727,752	$1,863,426	$2,104,310	$2,214,641	32.4%
Pension members	$379,086	$391,323	$373,513	$388,703	$408,275	7.7%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$95	-
Total	$2,051,969	$2,119,075	$2,236,939	$2,493,013	$2,623,011	27.8%