Maldonado's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.1% of this total ($3,930) going to Analytical IT Services Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Maldonado's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,840
31.5%
Social media management
$3,500
14.1%
Accounting fees
$3,000
12.1%
Christmas cards - printing & mailing
$1,950
7.9%
Vinyl banners
$1,548
6.2%
Registration fees re: 2016 conference at navy pier
$1,210
4.9%
Donation to mentor program
$1,000
4%
Purchase of festival tickets
$693
2.8%
Catering - staff xmas party
$600
2.4%
Donations
$500
2%
Radio advertising
$450
1.8%
Meeting re: ward matters
$345
1.4%
Television advertising
$300
1.2%
Donation for xmas party
$300
1.2%
Floral arrangements
$295
1.2%
Photographic services
$250
1%
Dj services
$250
1%
Sponsorship for seniors' field trip
$210
0.8%
Printing of tee-shirts
$200
0.8%
Refreshments for ward meeting
$175
0.7%
Planning meeting re: ward matters
$155
0.6%
Floral arrangement
$82
0.3%
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
Innov8labs
2016-10-26
$3,500
Social media management
Stanley J. Wallach
2016-10-01
$3,000
Accounting fees
Carmen Celeste Rodriguez
2016-12-09
$2,400
Consulting
Chicago Press Corporation
2016-12-22
$1,950
Christmas cards - printing & mailing
Kestler Digital Printing
2016-10-04
$1,548
Vinyl banners
Analytical IT Services Inc
2016-12-06
$1,310
Consulting
Analytical IT Services Inc
2016-11-02
$1,310
Consulting
Analytical IT Services Inc
2016-10-04
$1,310
Consulting
Int'l Council of Shopping Centers
2016-11-23
$1,210
Registration fees re: 2016 conference at navy pier
North-Grand High School
2016-10-18
$1,000
Donation to mentor program
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
2016-11-02
$693
Purchase of festival tickets
Diana Torres
2016-10-13
$630
Consulting
Frank Stark
2016-12-22
$600
Catering - staff xmas party
Diana Torres
2016-10-04
$592
Consulting
Alliance of Local Service Organizations
2016-10-20
$500
Donations
Santorini Restaurant
2016-11-23
$345
Meeting re: ward matters
Nicolle Communications
2016-12-01
$300
Television advertising
Puerto Rican Senior Citizens Club
2016-11-10
$300
Donation for xmas party
Flowers by Belmonte Brothers
2016-12-13
$295
Floral arrangements
Donna Conroy
2016-11-10
$288
Consulting
Charlie Billups
2016-10-04
$250
Photographic services
Wo Romanowski
2016-10-04
$250
Dj services
Jesus Valentin
2016-12-22
$250
Radio advertising
14th Dist. Senior Advisory Group
2016-10-13
$210
Sponsorship for seniors' field trip
Continental Advertising, Inc.
2016-12-06
$200
Radio advertising