Smith's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,000) going to KNI Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,000
31.2%
Fundraising
$4,500
15.6%
Tech services
$3,493
12.1%
Payroll
$2,797
9.7%
Transportation
$2,337
8.1%
Real estate taxes
$2,230
7.7%
Payroll taxes
$1,059
3.7%
Party supplies
$566
2%
Credit card processing fees
$545
1.9%
Office services
$420
1.5%
Subscriptions
$378
1.3%
Payroll processing fees
$363
1.3%
Holiday trees - senior homes
$362
1.3%
Insurance premium
$322
1.1%
Design services
$232
0.8%
Food
$182
0.6%
Cc processing services
$18
< 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
Andrew Peters
2016-12-08
$4,500
Fundraising
KNI Inc
2016-10-28
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2016-11-28
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2016-12-28
$3,000
Consulting
American Consolidated Transportation
2016-10-31
$2,037
Transportation
NGP Software
2016-10-20
$960
Tech services
NGP Software
2016-11-01
$960
Tech services
Adam J. Velarde
2016-10-25
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2016-11-23
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2016-12-27
$743
Real estate taxes
Steven Spagnolo
2016-11-30
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2016-10-31
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2016-12-30
$575
Payroll
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-10-03
$544
Credit card processing fees
UPS Store 1053
2016-10-15
$420
Office services
Chicago Tribune
2016-12-24
$378
Subscriptions
The Main Event
2016-12-07
$362
Holiday trees - senior homes
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-10-31
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-11-30
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-12-30
$356
Payroll
Erie Insurance Group
2016-11-29
$322
Insurance premium
NGP Software
2016-10-01
$300
Tech services
Spirit Tours, Inc
2016-11-08
$300
Transportation
Party City
2016-11-01
$292
Party supplies
Department of the Treasury
2016-10-31
$282
Payroll taxes
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