Analysis: Lincoln pays $1.78 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Lincoln Rural FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By Sangamon Sun

Jul 6, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 64 percent of the $75,024 the Lincoln Rural FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $1.78 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 $48,035 to the fund, which saw a $68 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $26,969, or 35.9 percent, in 2018. Another $20 came from other unspecified sources.

Lincoln Rural FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$49,514	$48,558	$47,891	$48,734	$48,035	-3%
Pension members	$25,440	$24,898	$25,662	$26,353	$26,969	6%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	$0	$5	$20	1900%
Total	$74,955	$73,456	$73,553	$75,092	$75,024	0.1%