Smith's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,000) going to KNI Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$11,000
39.8%
Fundraising
$4,500
16.3%
Payroll
$2,797
10.1%
Tech services
$2,765
10%
Real estate taxes
$2,230
8.1%
Payroll taxes
$1,103
4%
Contribution refund
$750
2.7%
Credit card processing fees
$742
2.7%
Ad books
$625
2.3%
Payroll processing fees
$530
1.9%
Seminar
$204
0.7%
Flowers
$201
0.7%
Food
$200
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Andrew Peters
2017-02-02
$4,500
Fundraising
KNI Inc
2017-01-27
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2017-02-28
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2017-03-29
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2017-01-12
$2,000
Consulting
NGP Software
2017-02-01
$960
Tech services
CP2 Management LLC
2017-03-23
$750
Contribution refund
Adam J. Velarde
2017-01-25
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2017-02-25
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2017-03-24
$743
Real estate taxes
Steven Spagnolo
2017-02-28
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2017-01-31
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2017-03-31
$575
Payroll
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-03-02
$423
Credit card processing fees
Equality Illinois
2017-01-03
$375
Ad books
Mary Stich-Marcus
2017-01-31
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2017-02-28
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2017-03-31
$356
Payroll
NGP Software
2017-02-03
$300
Tech services
Department of the Treasury
2017-01-31
$282
Payroll taxes
Department of the Treasury
2017-03-31
$282
Payroll taxes
Department of the Treasury
2017-02-28
$282
Payroll taxes
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-02-02
$275
Credit card processing fees
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
2017-02-28
$250
Ad books
DNH Domain Hosting
2017-02-23
$226
Tech services
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