Analysis: Manhattan pays $2.14 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Manhattan FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund

By Will County Gazette

Jul 18, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 68.2 percent of the $292,076 the Manhattan FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.14 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Manhattan contributed $199,114 to the fund, which saw a $42,230 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $92,962, or 31.8 percent, in 2018.

Manhattan FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$124,615	$134,853	$161,497	$158,595	$199,114	59.8%
Pension members	$65,113	$77,933	$85,042	$91,250	$92,962	42.8%
Other Revenue	$0	-$2,034	$0	$1	$0	-
Total	$189,728	$210,752	$246,539	$249,846	$292,076	53.9%