Dowell's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 75.2% of this total ($5,000) going to Friends of Sophia King in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$6,650
16.1%
Campaign work
$5,500
13.3%
Transportation
$4,405
10.6%
Meals
$3,626
8.8%
Fund raising advertisement
$3,575
8.6%
Catering
$2,590
6.3%
Equipment rental
$2,533
6.1%
Rent
$2,063
5%
Food
$1,737
4.2%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,500
3.6%
Printing
$1,400
3.4%
Supplies
$881
2.1%
Accounting fees
$845
2%
Phones
$834
2%
Fundraising-photo booth rental
$700
1.7%
Mailing
$500
1.2%
Fund raising entertainment
$450
1.1%
Utilities
$391
0.9%
Senior annual event
$300
0.7%
Cell phones
$260
0.6%
Marketing
$256
0.6%
Gasoline
$172
0.4%
Gas & parking
$141
0.3%
Advertising
$128
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Friends of Sophia King
2016-12-27
$5,000
Donations
Am Bus Company
2016-10-18
$4,105
Transportation
eF Design Group
2016-11-15
$3,450
Fund raising advertisement
Justin Cerasole
2016-12-27
$3,000
Campaign work
H & B Catering and Events
2016-12-12
$2,290
Catering
H & B Catering and Events
2016-12-06
$2,290
Meals
Gallery Guichard
2016-10-17
$1,500
Hall rental for raising funds
eF Design Group
2016-11-02
$1,400
Printing
Harolds Chicken
2016-11-05
$1,001
Meals
Cook County Democratic Party
2016-10-07
$1,000
Donations
Larry Robinson
2016-12-15
$1,000
Campaign work
Xerox Corporation
2016-10-17
$877
Equipment rental
Dunkin Donuts
2016-11-08
$872
Food
Xerox Corporation
2016-10-17
$859
Equipment rental
Bamani Obedele
2016-10-31
$750
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-11-07
$750
Campaign work
Joy Squad Dallas
2016-12-30
$700
Fundraising-photo booth rental
South Central Medical Center
2016-11-29
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-11-01
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-12-29
$687
Rent
eF Design Group
2016-12-12
$500
Mailing
Xerox Corporation
2016-10-17
$477
Equipment rental
Dunkin Donuts
2016-11-08
$473
Food
Institute for Positive Living
2016-12-21
$450
Donations
Hollee Mangrum-Willis
2016-12-09
$450
Fund raising entertainment
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