Raoul's committee spent the most on travel lodging for conference in the quarter, with 68.6% of this total ($3,500) going to Nickell Properties in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Raoul's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Travel lodging for conference
$5,103
28.3%
Fundraiser food & beverage
$4,357
24.2%
Telephone services
$1,215
6.7%
Charitable donation
$1,100
6.1%
Consultant services
$1,068
5.9%
Internet/cable
$855
4.7%
Office repairs/renovations
$701
3.9%
Conference expense
$668
3.7%
Transportation
$656
3.6%
Legal-prof fees
$446
2.5%
Supplies
$376
2.1%
Meals & hospitality
$352
2%
Office
$309
1.7%
Parking expense
$246
1.4%
Telephones
$179
1%
Event tickets
$170
0.9%
Bank service charges
$120
0.7%
Bank fees
$98
0.5%
Repairs/renovations
$16
< 0.1%
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
Hotel Allegro
2016-12-28
$4,194
Fundraiser food & beverage
Nickell Properties
2016-11-15
$3,500
Travel lodging for conference
Priceline Hotels
2016-12-02
$1,080
Travel lodging for conference
Katharine Eastvold
2016-12-08
$1,068
Consultant services
Comcast
2016-12-07
$676
Internet/cable
Black Ensemble Theater
2016-10-07
$600
Charitable donation
Black Ensemble Theater
2016-10-17
$500
Charitable donation
The UPS Store
2016-12-30
$378
Legal-prof fees
Nbcsl
2016-11-23
$350
Conference expense
Bobby Joe Herron
2016-12-30
$345
Office repairs/renovations
Hotels.com
2016-12-06
$321
Travel lodging for conference
Nbcsl
2016-11-23
$318
Conference expense
At&t
2016-10-26
$213
Telephone services
At&t
2016-11-28
$213
Telephone services
At&t
2016-12-28
$213
Telephone services
Hyde Park Computer Center
2016-11-25
$209
Office
American Airlines
2016-11-25
$202
Transportation
Waldorf Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans
2016-12-07
$201
Travel lodging for conference
Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, New Orleans
2016-12-05
$193
Meals & hospitality
At&t
2016-10-21
$179
Telephones
At&t
2016-11-22
$179
Telephone services
At&t
2016-12-21
$179
Telephone services
Elston Ace Hardware
2016-12-29
$173
Office repairs/renovations
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
2016-10-20
$170
Event tickets
Comcast
2016-10-05
$162
Internet/cable
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