Steans's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,000) going to Kupper Communications in Wilmette. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$12,000
70.7%
Sponsorships
$3,025
17.8%
Software
$1,050
6.2%
Advertising
$450
2.7%
Social media
$303
1.8%
It services
$155
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kupper Communications
2016-01-05
$6,000
Consulting
Kupper Communications
2016-03-01
$6,000
Consulting
Touhy Park Advisory Council
2016-03-02
$1,200
Sponsorships
NGP Van
2016-02-29
$1,050
Software
Northside Catholic Academy
2016-01-26
$750
Sponsorships
Equality Illinois
2016-01-04
$450
Advertising
Crossroads Fund
2016-03-23
$325
Sponsorships
Henry Bensinger
2016-01-04
$303
Social media
Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project
2016-03-02
$250
Sponsorships
Pivot Arts
2016-03-23
$250
Sponsorships
RPBA/LPAC - AoW
2016-03-02
$250
Sponsorships
Dynamic Solutions Group
2016-02-03
$155
It services
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