Ford's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 67.4% of this total ($3,450) going to Democratic Party of Illinois in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$5,120
48.8%
Newspaper advertising
$1,865
17.8%
Payment
$1,472
14%
Telephones
$362
3.5%
Candidate lodging
$313
3%
Campaign work
$300
2.9%
Campaign staff
$300
2.9%
Bank charges
$291
2.8%
Fund raising entertainment
$249
2.4%
Sponsorships
$221
2.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Democratic Party of Illinois
2016-10-18
$3,450
Donations
Austin Voice Newspaper
2016-11-15
$1,500
Newspaper advertising
E-Payment
2016-10-03
$1,207
Payment
Westside Black Elected Officials
2016-10-19
$1,000
Donations
Wednesday Journal
2016-12-30
$365
Newspaper advertising
53 Bank
2016-11-09
$300
Campaign work
Gabriel Stohschen
2016-11-01
$300
Campaign staff
We Pay
2016-10-14
$300
Donations
At&t
2016-10-24
$265
Payment
Safe Haven
2016-11-09
$250
Donations
Maya Del Sol
2016-10-20
$249
Fund raising entertainment
walgreens
2016-10-17
$221
Sponsorships
At&t
2016-12-27
$186
Telephones
53 Bank
2016-11-22
$185
Bank charges
At&t
2016-12-08
$176
Telephones
Crown Plaza
2016-12-05
$156
Candidate lodging
Crown Plaza
2016-11-21
$156
Candidate lodging
Safe Haven
2016-11-09
$120
Donations
53 Bank
2016-11-21
$74
Bank charges
53 Bank
2016-12-12
$32
Bank charges
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