Analysis: Effingham pays $5.12 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Effingham Firefighters Pension Fund

By East Central Reporter Reports

May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 83.7 percent of the $657,960 the Effingham Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.12 for every $1 from pension members, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Effingham contributed $550,492 to the fund, which saw a $3,666 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $107,469, or 16.3 percent, in 2016.

Effingham Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$508,493	$505,271	$406,916	$553,371	$550,492	8.3%
Pension members	$90,531	$93,945	$97,637	$100,923	$107,469	18.7%
Other Revenue	$212	$9	$0	$0	-$-1	-100.5%
Total	$599,236	$599,225	$504,553	$654,294	$657,960	9.8%