Emanuel's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 96% of this total ($60,000) going to Anne Olaimey in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$62,500
29.8%
Professional fees/legal
$39,000
18.6%
Professional fees/media consulting
$30,000
14.3%
Salaries
$24,535
11.7%
Payroll taxes
$13,983
6.7%
Fundraising expense/catering
$7,884
3.8%
Merchant services fee
$7,459
3.6%
Office rental
$6,493
3.1%
Research expense
$3,982
1.9%
Travel expenses
$3,512
1.7%
Event expenses
$2,562
1.2%
Contribution refund
$2,000
1%
Health insurance expense
$1,627
0.8%
Telephone cost
$1,181
0.6%
Travel expense/lodging
$1,082
0.5%
Email services
$900
0.4%
Storage rental
$735
0.4%
Payroll processing fees
$390
0.2%
Telephone expense
$154
< 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
Anne Olaimey
2016-10-06
$60,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-10-05
$15,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-10-05
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-11-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-12-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-10-05
$10,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Mayer Brown LLP
2016-10-05
$9,000
Professional fees/legal
Jewell Events Catering Chicago
2016-10-06
$5,967
Fundraising expense/catering
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-11-01
$5,000
Professional fees/media consulting
73 W Monroe dba LEVEL Office
2016-10-03
$4,916
Office rental
Internal Revenue Service
2016-10-07
$4,718
Payroll taxes
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-10-06
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2016-10-06
$2,513
Salaries
Jeremy Hallahan
2016-11-29
$2,500
Consulting services
April Figueroa
2016-10-06
$2,478
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-10-28
$2,478
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-11-14
$2,478
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-11-29
$2,478
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-12-14
$2,478
Salaries
Washburne Culinary Institute
2016-10-28
$2,355
Event expenses
First Data North America
2016-11-03
$2,271
Merchant services fee
Chicago Club
2016-10-19
$1,917
Fundraising expense/catering
First Data North America
2016-10-03
$1,631
Merchant services fee
First Data North America
2016-10-03
$1,596
Merchant services fee
Internal Revenue Service
2016-10-21
$1,550
Payroll taxes
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