Analysis: Winnebago pays $2.41 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Win-bur-Sew FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By Rockford Sun

Jul 14, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 70.7 percent of the $31,012 the Win-bur-Sew FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.41 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Winnebago contributed $21,925 to the fund, which saw a $9,402 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $9,087, or 29.3 percent, in 2018.

Win-bur-Sew FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$22,305	$20,705	$9,215	$12,302	$21,925	-1.7%
Pension members	$1,619	$2,590	$8,323	$9,308	$9,087	461.3%
Other Revenue	-$-1	$0	$0	$0	$0	100%
Total	$23,923	$23,295	$17,538	$21,610	$31,012	29.6%