Burns's committee spent the most on consulting - fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($14,820) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burns's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting - fundraising
$14,820
53.5%
Consulting - financial
$3,000
10.8%
Computer purchases
$2,193
7.9%
Consulting - marketing
$2,000
7.2%
Donations
$1,300
4.7%
Car lease payment
$1,199
4.3%
Donation - flyer distribution & website pymts
$1,000
3.6%
Office supplies
$497
1.8%
Security
$400
1.4%
Field work
$400
1.4%
Legal fees
$300
1.1%
Website expenses
$250
0.9%
Cell phones
$203
0.7%
Computer software
$146
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2016-01-26
$9,000
Consulting - fundraising
KJD Strategies
2016-02-15
$5,820
Consulting - fundraising
Apple Online
2016-01-19
$2,193
Computer purchases
Charis Tripplet
2016-02-05
$2,000
Consulting - financial
Ventures Unlimited, Inc.
2016-01-25
$2,000
Consulting - marketing
Fourth Community Service Organization
2016-03-14
$1,000
Donations
Fourth Community Service Organization
2016-02-15
$1,000
Donation - flyer distribution & website pymts
Charis Tripplet
2016-02-01
$1,000
Consulting - financial
GM Financial Leasing
2016-03-24
$599
Car lease payment
GM Financial Leasing
2016-01-25
$599
Car lease payment
Office Depot
2016-02-11
$497
Office supplies
Kates Detective & Security Inc.
2016-02-08
$400
Security
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, et al
2016-02-15
$300
Legal fees
Aipac
2016-03-04
$300
Donations
NGP Van, Inc.
2016-01-04
$250
Website expenses
AT&T Mobility
2016-01-21
$101
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2016-01-25
$101
Cell phones
Edmond Pirant
2016-01-14
$100
Field work
Edmond Pirant
2016-01-21
$100
Field work
Tyrone Pirant
2016-01-19
$100
Field work
Tyrone Pirant
2016-01-14
$100
Field work
Apple Online
2016-01-29
$76
Computer software
Apple Online
2016-01-19
$69
Computer software
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