Hopkins's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,829) going to John Geahan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$8,829
18.7%
Consulting
$8,400
17.8%
Fund raising (food)
$5,067
10.7%
Payroll tax
$4,243
9%
Compensation
$3,600
7.6%
Donations
$3,200
6.8%
Merchant processing fee
$2,973
6.3%
Computer purchases
$2,915
6.2%
Telephones
$1,355
2.9%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,000
2.1%
Refunds
$1,000
2.1%
Storage
$915
1.9%
Mailing
$764
1.6%
Database fee
$500
1.1%
Database fees
$475
1%
Health insurance
$390
0.8%
Contractual expenses
$380
0.8%
Website expenses
$316
0.7%
Payroll processing fees
$226
0.5%
Merchant fee
$225
0.5%
Postage
$155
0.3%
Worker's compensation fee
$131
0.3%
Payroll processing
$61
0.1%
Worker's compensation
$49
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
Harry Caray's Restaurant Group
2016-12-12
$3,709
Fund raising (food)
John Geahan
2016-10-28
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-11-28
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-12-29
$2,943
Staff salaries
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-11-01
$2,195
Merchant processing fee
Apple Store
2016-10-21
$1,652
Computer purchases
Paychex
2016-12-29
$1,518
Payroll tax
Christian Ficara
2016-10-28
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2016-11-28
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2016-12-29
$1,500
Consulting
Paychex
2016-10-28
$1,362
Payroll tax
Paychex
2016-11-28
$1,362
Payroll tax
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-10-28
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-11-28
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-12-29
$1,300
Consulting
Apple Store
2016-10-29
$1,263
Computer purchases
Pulaski Park Advisory Council
2016-10-31
$1,200
Donations
Cliff Dwellers Club
2016-10-14
$1,100
Fund raising (food)
Petterino's
2016-12-23
$1,000
Fund raising entertainment
The Signature Room
2016-10-28
$1,000
Refunds
Wicker Park Advisory Council
2016-12-28
$1,000
Donations
Breaker Press
2016-11-04
$764
Mailing
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-12-01
$683
Merchant processing fee
Constantine Argiris
2016-12-30
$600
Compensation
Christian Ficara
2016-12-30
$600
Compensation
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