Analysis: Evanston pays $7.59 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund

By North Cook News

Jul 16, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 88.4 percent of the $9,443,453 the Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $7.59 for every $1 from pension members, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Evanston contributed $8,344,947 to the fund, which saw a $262,661 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $1,098,506, or 11.6 percent, in 2018.

Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$6,527,697	$6,385,244	$7,396,641	$8,205,800	$8,344,947	27.8%
Pension members	$919,874	$956,092	$997,198	$974,992	$1,098,506	19.4%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	-
Total	$7,447,571	$7,341,336	$8,393,839	$9,180,792	$9,443,453	26.8%