Analysis: Bensenville pays $3.25 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Bensenville Police Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 6, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 76.1 percent of the $1,519,233 the Bensenville Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $3.25 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, Bensenville contributed $1,156,668 to the fund, which saw a $93,756 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $355,632, or 23.4 percent, in 2018. Another $6,933 came from other unspecified sources.

Bensenville Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$895,110	$897,887	$1,050,931	$1,086,965	$1,156,668	29.2%
Pension members	$334,139	$308,223	$311,402	$328,752	$355,632	6.4%
Other Revenue	$8,595	$10,869	-$1,626	$9,760	$6,933	-19.3%
Total	$1,237,844	$1,216,979	$1,360,707	$1,425,477	$1,519,233	22.7%