Analysis: Effingham pays $4.22 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Effingham Police Pension Fund

By East Central Reporter Reports

May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 80.8 percent of the $764,415 the Effingham Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.22 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 $618,018 to the fund, which saw a $149,791 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $146,396, or 19.2 percent, in 2016. Another $1 came from other unspecified sources.

Effingham Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$567,039	$513,629	$470,231	$472,239	$618,018	9%
Pension members	$124,569	$131,849	$163,745	$142,384	$146,396	17.5%
Other Revenue	$350	$250	-$-1	$1	$1	-99.7%
Total	$691,958	$645,728	$633,975	$614,624	$764,415	10.5%