Dowell's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 94.9% of this total ($5,600) going to eF Design Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,900
15%
Food
$5,819
14.8%
Tickets
$4,470
11.3%
Rent
$2,751
7%
Utilities
$2,507
6.4%
Rental
$2,493
6.3%
Promotional items
$1,871
4.8%
Donations
$1,550
3.9%
Bud billiken parade
$1,500
3.8%
Food_chicago football classic
$1,437
3.6%
Rental_king prep
$1,200
3%
Rental-for job fair
$1,000
2.5%
Back to school supplies
$1,000
2.5%
Advertising
$958
2.4%
Accounting fees
$750
1.9%
Campaign work
$650
1.7%
Back to school event-donation
$600
1.5%
Fund raising (food)
$500
1.3%
Supplies
$488
1.2%
Safe passage workers
$400
1%
Subscriptions
$395
1%
Equipment - rental & dj service
$350
0.9%
Dj service
$250
0.6%
Game truck
$250
0.6%
Donation_furniture
$200
0.5%
Postage
$133
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
eF Design Group
2016-07-15
$5,600
Consulting
Chicago Home of Chicken and Waffles
2016-09-14
$3,600
Food
Soul Circus Inc
2016-09-22
$3,500
Tickets
AAA Rental
2016-09-26
$2,493
Rental
Geico
2016-09-29
$1,565
Food
Chicago Defender Charities Inc.
2016-08-11
$1,500
Bud billiken parade
aramark
2016-09-29
$1,437
Food_chicago football classic
King Selective Enrollment
2016-09-20
$1,200
Rental_king prep
A T & T
2016-09-30
$1,130
Utilities
Chicago Housing Authority
2016-08-04
$1,000
Rental-for job fair
Cook Brothers
2016-08-17
$1,000
Back to school supplies
Crestline Specialies
2016-09-09
$999
Promotional items
Chicago Football Classic
2016-09-07
$970
Tickets
A T & T
2016-07-18
$755
Utilities
South Central Medical Center
2016-08-30
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-07-11
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-07-29
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-09-29
$687
Rent
Al Kindle
2016-07-08
$650
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-08-30
$600
Back to school event-donation
Noel Joseph Mickelson
2016-07-18
$500
Fund raising (food)
Pierre's Event and Party Company
2016-08-30
$450
Food
Bronzeville Neighborhood Collaborative
2016-07-18
$400
Donations
Chicago Public Schools
2016-07-15
$400
Safe passage workers
Aldertrack
2016-07-29
$395
Subscriptions
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