Emanuel's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 54.1% of this total ($60,000) going to Anne Olaimey in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$111,000
38.1%
Professional fees/legal
$55,007
18.9%
Professional fees/media consulting
$35,000
12%
Salaries
$16,930
5.8%
Contribution refund
$13,500
4.6%
Travel expense/lodging
$11,206
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$8,814
3%
Merchant services fee
$8,681
3%
Fundraising expenses
$7,484
2.6%
Insurance cost
$6,774
2.3%
Office rental
$5,245
1.8%
Research expense
$3,920
1.3%
Travel expenses
$2,540
0.9%
Telephone cost
$1,297
0.4%
Email services
$900
0.3%
Event expenses
$731
0.3%
Health insurance expense
$542
0.2%
Catering cost
$528
0.2%
Media-advertisement
$500
0.2%
Transportation cost
$345
0.1%
Storage rental
$245
< 0.1%
Fundraising expense - flowers
$244
< 0.1%
Website services
$192
< 0.1%
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
Anne Olaimey
2016-07-05
$60,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2016-07-05
$50,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-07-01
$35,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Mayer Brown LLP
2016-07-01
$30,007
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-07-01
$15,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-08-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
LDG Yachts Ltd.
2016-09-01
$7,000
Fundraising expenses
Larry Goodman
2016-08-17
$5,000
Contribution refund
Richard Jaffee
2016-08-17
$5,000
Contribution refund
Amtrust North America
2016-08-01
$4,814
Insurance cost
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-07-20
$3,737
Travel expense/lodging
Cub Terminal LLC
2016-09-01
$3,500
Contribution refund
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-06
$3,145
Payroll taxes
First Data North America
2016-08-03
$3,114
Merchant services fee
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-08-01
$2,906
Travel expense/lodging
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-07-20
$2,905
Travel expense/lodging
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-07-08
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2016-07-05
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-07-14
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-08-01
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-08-12
$2,513
Salaries
First Data North America
2016-07-05
$2,425
Merchant services fee
Jos. Cacciatore & Co Insurance
2016-09-08
$1,960
Insurance cost
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-15
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-08-15
$1,572
Payroll taxes