Analysis: Bensenville pays $3.82 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Bensenville Firefighters Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Jul 5, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 79.1 percent of the $1,020,213 the Bensenville Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $3.82 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 $807,464 to the fund, which saw a $191,757 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $210,932, or 20.7 percent, in 2018. Another $1,817 came from other unspecified sources.

Bensenville Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$591,714	$716,084	$979,547	$1,012,214	$807,464	36.5%
Pension members	$162,911	$177,866	$205,881	$205,218	$210,932	29.5%
Other Revenue	-$10,156	$311	-$3,268	-$5,462	$1,817	117.9%
Total	$744,469	$894,261	$1,182,160	$1,211,970	$1,020,213	37%