Analysis: West Dundee pays $5.17 for every $1 pensioners contribute to West Dundee Firefighters Pension Fund

By Kane County Reporter

Jul 28, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 83.8 percent of the $412,342 the West Dundee Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.17 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, West Dundee contributed $345,561 to the fund, which saw a $99,961 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $66,781, or 16.2 percent, in 2018.

West Dundee Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$194,948	$250,088	$313,207	$251,470	$345,561	77.3%
Pension members	$73,119	$73,542	$62,959	$60,910	$66,781	-8.7%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	-$-1	$1	$0	-
Total	$268,067	$323,630	$376,165	$312,381	$412,342	53.8%