Steans's committee spent the most on consultant in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,000) going to Kupper Communications in Wilmette. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consultant
$6,000
28.6%
Consulting
$6,000
28.6%
Sponsorships
$3,520
16.8%
Signs
$1,650
7.9%
Software
$1,050
5%
Internship
$800
3.8%
Bags
$575
2.7%
Food for event
$520
2.5%
Processing fees
$381
1.8%
T-shirts
$356
1.7%
Service fee
$108
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kupper Communications
2016-07-08
$6,000
Consultant
Kupper Communications
2016-09-09
$6,000
Consulting
Union Signs and Printing
2016-09-16
$1,650
Signs
NGP Van
2016-09-01
$1,050
Software
Uptown United Business Partners
2016-09-22
$750
Sponsorships
Custom Eco Friendly
2016-08-22
$575
Bags
Gold'N Pear
2016-08-22
$520
Food for event
Heartland Health Centers
2016-09-22
$500
Sponsorships
Olivia Hill
2016-08-01
$500
Internship
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
2016-09-22
$500
Sponsorships
Rogers Park Business Alliance
2016-08-22
$500
Sponsorships
Welles Park Advisory Council
2016-08-01
$500
Sponsorships
Business Partners The Chamber for Uptown
2016-07-07
$400
Sponsorships
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-07-16
$369
Processing fees
ABCompuprint
2016-07-07
$356
T-shirts
John Morris
2016-08-10
$300
Internship
Lincoln Bend Chamber of Commerce
2016-09-01
$195
Sponsorships
Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control
2016-08-01
$175
Sponsorships
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-09-16
$108
Service fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-08-16
$11
Processing fees