Analysis: Lincoln pays $1.86 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Lincoln Rural Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 19, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 65.1 percent of the $73,553 the Lincoln Rural Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.86 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Lincoln contributed $47,891 to the fund, which saw a $97 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $25,662, or 34.9 percent, in 2016.

Lincoln Rural Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$49,206	$49,210	$49,514	$48,558	$47,891	-2.7%
Pension members	$22,970	$23,118	$25,440	$24,898	$25,662	11.7%
Other Revenue	$0	$24	$1	$0	$0	-
Total	$72,176	$72,352	$74,955	$73,456	$73,553	1.9%