Reilly's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 42.4% of this total ($25,000) going to LBH Chicago, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$58,972
43.4%
Printing
$12,556
9.2%
Rent
$11,940
8.8%
Staff
$11,661
8.6%
Phones
$9,843
7.3%
Taxes
$5,459
4%
Events
$4,861
3.6%
Fees
$3,919
2.9%
Holiday gifts
$2,775
2%
Meetings
$1,987
1.5%
Transportation
$1,742
1.3%
Parade supplies
$1,703
1.3%
Supplies
$1,283
0.9%
Meal
$1,037
0.8%
Database expenses
$915
0.7%
Insurance
$905
0.7%
Electricity
$761
0.6%
Payroll
$669
0.5%
Storage
$602
0.4%
Subscriptions
$500
0.4%
Contributions
$500
0.4%
Maintenance
$457
0.3%
Software
$321
0.2%
Event expenses
$223
0.2%
Photos
$220
0.2%
Equipment
$32
< 0.1%
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
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-01-15
$10,601
Printing
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-01-15
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-02-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-02-17
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-03-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-03-17
$5,000
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-01-15
$5,000
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-02-01
$5,000
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-02-17
$5,000
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-03-01
$5,000
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-03-17
$5,000
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-01-01
$3,980
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-01-29
$3,980
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-02-25
$3,980
Rent
Stout Barrel House and Galley
2016-03-14
$3,826
Events
At&t
2016-02-25
$3,467
Phones
Original Uncle Dougie's, LLC
2016-01-15
$2,775
Holiday gifts
Social Security Administration
2016-03-31
$2,295
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-03-31
$1,747
Taxes
Golden Incentives
2016-03-18
$1,703
Parade supplies
Merchant Card Processing
2016-02-03
$1,618
Fees
Merchant Card Processing
2016-03-02
$1,500
Fees
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-01-15
$1,500
Consulting
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-02-01
$1,500
Consulting
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-02-17
$1,500
Consulting
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