Analysis: Berwyn pays $2.27 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Berwyn Firefighters Pension Fund

By West Cook News

May 16, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 69.1 percent of the $2,277,301 the Berwyn Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.27 for every $1 from pension members, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Berwyn contributed $1,573,440 to the fund, which saw a $14,917,192 decrease in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $692,483, or 30.4 percent, in 2016. Another $11,378 came from other unspecified sources.

Berwyn Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$2,549,375	$17,538,697	$2,036,570	$16,498,436	$1,573,440	-38.3%
Pension members	$575,935	$635,870	$639,271	$664,862	$692,483	20.2%
Other Revenue	$5,375	$27,589	$22,557	$31,195	$11,378	111.7%
Total	$3,130,685	$18,202,156	$2,698,398	$17,194,493	$2,277,301	-27.3%