Hopkins's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,829) going to John Geahan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$8,829
26.4%
Payroll taxes
$4,122
12.3%
Ad books
$3,000
9%
Catering
$2,785
8.3%
Consulting
$2,600
7.8%
Merchant processing fee
$2,487
7.4%
Event tent
$2,231
6.7%
Printing
$1,712
5.1%
Health insurance
$986
3%
Utilities
$783
2.3%
Event ticket
$600
1.8%
Civil penalties
$511
1.5%
Database fee
$500
1.5%
Events
$433
1.3%
Office supplies
$406
1.2%
Database fees
$250
0.8%
Donations
$250
0.8%
Payroll processing fees
$248
0.7%
Av services
$200
0.6%
Storage
$177
0.5%
Framing
$152
0.5%
Worker's compensation fee
$96
0.3%
Workers compensation insurance
$42
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Gold Coast Neighbors
2016-05-15
$3,000
Ad books
John Geahan
2016-04-29
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-06-30
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-05-31
$2,943
Staff salaries
Chicago Botanic Garden
2016-06-08
$2,285
Catering
Breaker Press
2016-04-28
$1,712
Printing
Paychex
2016-04-29
$1,396
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-05-31
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-06-30
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-06-01
$1,344
Merchant processing fee
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-05-31
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-06-30
$1,300
Consulting
Special Event Rentals
2016-04-29
$1,115
Event tent
Special Event Rentals
2016-05-24
$1,115
Event tent
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-04-29
$519
Merchant processing fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-05-01
$519
Merchant processing fee
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-06-28
$511
Civil penalties
Al's Beef
2016-06-28
$500
Catering
RingCentral
2016-06-13
$458
Utilities
Chaddick Institute - DePaul University
2016-05-27
$433
Events
Office Depot
2016-05-03
$335
Office supplies
Bcbs Il
2016-04-08
$328
Health insurance
Bcbs Il
2016-05-06
$328
Health insurance
Bcbs Il
2016-06-17
$328
Health insurance
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
2016-04-20
$250
Event ticket