Currie's committee spent the most on facility rental down payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Levy Restaurants in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Currie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Facility rental down payment
$4,000
24.1%
Rent
$3,387
20.4%
Payroll
$2,866
17.3%
Office computer
$1,295
7.8%
Taxes
$1,074
6.5%
Office insurance
$1,025
6.2%
Invoice
$618
3.7%
Food
$548
3.3%
Phone services
$348
2.1%
Office cleaning
$300
1.8%
Electronic filing
$260
1.6%
Website expenses
$207
1.3%
Office cable and phones
$162
1%
Cable and phones
$162
1%
Phones and internet
$161
1%
Transportation
$130
0.8%
Post office box rental
$27
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Levy Restaurants
2016-02-26
$4,000
Facility rental down payment
Apple
2016-01-13
$1,295
Office computer
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2016-01-06
$1,129
Rent
University of Chicago Property Holding
2016-02-24
$1,129
Rent
University of Chicago Property Holding
2016-02-16
$1,129
Rent
Travelers Insurance
2016-01-27
$1,025
Office insurance
Paychex
2016-02-11
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-02-26
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-03-30
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-01-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-03-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-01-29
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-02-10
$346
Invoice
GT Fish and Oyster
2016-03-11
$265
Food
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-01-12
$260
Electronic filing
Paychex
2016-02-01
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-03-15
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-02-29
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-03-31
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-01-15
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-02-12
$179
Taxes
Petterino's
2016-01-13
$172
Food
Paychex
2016-03-10
$170
Invoice
Comcast
2016-03-11
$162
Office cable and phones
Comcast
2016-02-16
$162
Cable and phones