Analysis: Brookfield pays $5.04 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Brookfield Firefighters Pension Fund

By West Cook News

Jul 9, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 83.1 percent of the $1,286,995 the Brookfield Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.04 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, Brookfield contributed $1,069,843 to the fund, which saw a $53,738 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $211,960, or 16.5 percent, in 2018. Another $5,192 came from other unspecified sources.

Brookfield Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$777,356	$864,042	$941,093	$1,022,479	$1,069,843	37.6%
Pension members	$203,196	$242,773	$214,304	$209,777	$211,960	4.3%
Other Revenue	-$958	$1,868	$4,772	$1,001	$5,192	642%
Total	$979,594	$1,108,683	$1,160,169	$1,233,257	$1,286,995	31.4%