Analysis: Darien pays $2.93 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 15, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 74.3 percent of the $1,189,345 the Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.93 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, Darien contributed $883,483 to the fund, which saw a $152,118 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $300,752, or 25.3 percent, in 2018. Another $5,110 came from other unspecified sources.

Darien Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$296,398	$699,266	$713,857	$733,565	$883,483	198.1%
Pension members	$241,593	$259,408	$282,650	$300,106	$300,752	24.5%
Other Revenue	-$18,307	$404	-$16,999	$3,556	$5,110	127.9%
Total	$519,684	$959,078	$979,508	$1,037,227	$1,189,345	128.9%