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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Analysis: Carbondale pays $5.29 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Carbondale Police Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 84.1 percent of the $3,517,260 the Carbondale Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.29 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Carbondale contributed $2,958,276 to the fund, which saw a $548,843 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $558,972, or 15.9 percent, in 2018. Another $12 came from other unspecified sources.

Carbondale Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20142015201620172018Change 2014-2018
Municipality$1,953,413$2,029,328$2,175,859$2,514,224$2,958,27651.4%
Pension members$388,084$397,658$393,468$454,017$558,97244%
Other Revenue$115$0$0$176$12-89.6%
Total$2,341,612$2,426,986$2,569,327$2,968,417$3,517,26050.2%

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