Analysis: DeKalb pays $6.98 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund

By DeKalb Times

Jul 2, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 87.2 percent of the $3,973,252 the Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $6.98 for every $1 from pension members, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, DeKalb contributed $3,466,072 to the fund, which saw a $478,844 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $496,109, or 12.5 percent, in 2018. Another $11,071 came from other unspecified sources.

Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$2,037,490	$2,024,522	$2,512,631	$2,968,723	$3,466,072	70.1%
Pension members	$420,534	$466,475	$338,056	$521,427	$496,109	18%
Other Revenue	-$6,403	-$3,599	$5,277	$4,258	$11,071	272.9%
Total	$2,451,621	$2,487,398	$2,855,964	$3,494,408	$3,973,252	62.1%