Analysis: Evergreen Park pays $13.19 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Evergreen Park Firefighters Pension Fund

By South Cook News

Jul 23, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 93 percent of the $206,478 the Evergreen Park Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $13.19 for every $1 from pension members, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Evergreen Park contributed $191,929 to the fund, which saw a $9,797 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $14,549, or 7 percent, in 2018.

Evergreen Park Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$108,031	$113,025	$141,389	$182,556	$191,929	77.7%
Pension members	$12,865	$13,314	$13,713	$14,125	$14,549	13.1%
Other Revenue	$0	$1	$1	$0	$0	-
Total	$120,896	$126,340	$155,103	$196,681	$206,478	70.8%