Burke's committee spent the most on events in the quarter, with 81% of this total ($48,921) going to Sheraton Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Events
$60,371
34.9%
Contractual expenses
$38,577
22.3%
Donations
$18,125
10.5%
Printing
$16,028
9.3%
Secretarial
$10,249
5.9%
Quarterly
$8,562
5%
Christmas hams
$4,900
2.8%
Tickets
$3,300
1.9%
Dues
$3,000
1.7%
Entertainment
$2,700
1.6%
Table
$2,000
1.2%
Gifts
$1,162
0.7%
Graphic design
$600
0.4%
Picture frames
$547
0.3%
Masses
$540
0.3%
Postage
$496
0.3%
Postaage
$470
0.3%
Field work
$456
0.3%
Flowers
$420
0.2%
Baby gifts
$388
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sheraton Chicago
2016-12-05
$48,800
Events
Haymarket
2016-11-17
$11,435
Contractual expenses
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2016-12-21
$10,947
Printing
St. Bruno Church
2016-10-01
$10,000
Donations
Haymarket
2016-10-31
$8,550
Contractual expenses
Haymarket
2016-11-08
$7,150
Contractual expenses
Haymarket
2016-12-13
$6,835
Contractual expenses
Kennedy Forum Illinois
2016-11-29
$5,000
Events
Loyola University Council of Regents
2016-11-17
$5,000
Donations
Special Children's Charities
2016-11-17
$5,000
Events
Hof Haus
2016-12-15
$4,900
Christmas hams
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2016-11-09
$4,094
Printing
Haymarket
2016-11-29
$3,535
Contractual expenses
Midwesterners
2016-11-30
$3,000
Dues
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-10-04
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-11-09
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-12-14
$2,154
Quarterly
Chicago Public Library
2016-10-18
$2,000
Tickets
St. Patrick's Day Parade Comm
2016-11-02
$2,000
Table
Marlene Buckley
2016-11-30
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2016-10-01
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2016-10-31
$1,932
Secretarial
Prism Entertainment, Ltd.
2016-11-22
$1,900
Entertainment
Dorothy J. Gergits
2016-12-13
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2016-10-13
$1,483
Secretarial
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