Analysis: Darien pays $4.97 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Darien Police Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 14, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 83.2 percent of the $1,765,957 the Darien Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $4.97 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 $1,468,691 to the fund, which saw a $82,984 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $295,483, or 16.7 percent, in 2018. Another $1,783 came from other unspecified sources.

Darien Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$1,125,432	$1,205,560	$1,209,939	$1,421,243	$1,468,691	30.5%
Pension members	$289,751	$302,059	$308,852	$419,803	$295,483	2%
Other Revenue	-$2,406	$7,124	$1,003	$7,895	$1,783	174.1%
Total	$1,412,777	$1,514,743	$1,519,794	$1,848,941	$1,765,957	25%