Reilly's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.9% of this total ($30,000) going to LBH Chicago, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$58,890
40.4%
Staff
$29,377
20.1%
Rent
$13,361
9.2%
Phones
$10,761
7.4%
Final consulting fee
$10,000
6.9%
Election day lunch
$2,872
2%
Contribution on behalf of donald j. trump
$2,500
1.7%
Holiday gifts
$2,000
1.4%
Research
$1,750
1.2%
Election night party
$1,498
1%
Taxes
$1,377
0.9%
Staff party
$1,335
0.9%
Transportation
$1,192
0.8%
Supplies
$1,167
0.8%
Database expenses
$915
0.6%
Meal
$766
0.5%
Electricity
$729
0.5%
Phone bank expenses
$700
0.5%
Storage
$654
0.5%
Printing
$590
0.4%
Payroll
$574
0.4%
Insurance
$533
0.4%
Fees
$516
0.4%
Election day breakfast
$498
0.3%
Meetings
$457
0.3%
Hotel
$425
0.3%
Maintenance
$304
0.2%
Prime membership
$99
< 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
Martha Donnelly
2016-12-19
$10,000
Staff
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-12-19
$10,000
Final consulting fee
At&t
2016-11-08
$5,113
Phones
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-10-17
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-11-01
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-11-17
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-12-01
$5,075
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-12-16
$5,003
Rent
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-10-17
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-11-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-11-17
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-12-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-12-16
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-12-30
$5,000
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-10-05
$4,179
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-11-03
$4,179
Rent
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
2016-11-18
$2,500
Contribution on behalf of donald j. trump
Jimmy John's
2016-11-08
$2,318
Election day lunch
At&t
2016-12-16
$2,220
Phones
Best Buy
2016-12-21
$2,000
Holiday gifts
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-10-18
$2,000
Consulting
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-11-03
$2,000
Consulting
Melissa Hoffmann
2016-11-14
$2,000
Consulting
3rd Coast Research
2016-12-20
$1,750
Research
Erin Baumann
2016-10-17
$1,614
Staff
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