Steans's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,000) going to Kupper Communications in Wilmette. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,000
32.8%
Mailer
$4,984
27.3%
Sponsorships
$4,680
25.6%
Software
$1,050
5.7%
Advertising
$564
3.1%
Gifts
$386
2.1%
Internship
$250
1.4%
Rental deposit
$200
1.1%
Catering
$175
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kupper Communications
2017-03-06
$6,000
Consulting
Breaker Press Co.
2017-01-17
$4,984
Mailer
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-10
$2,000
Sponsorships
Loyola Park Advisory Council
2017-03-15
$1,250
Sponsorships
NGP Van
2017-03-06
$1,050
Software
Rogers Park Business Alliance
2017-03-06
$500
Sponsorships
Equality Illinois
2017-01-12
$375
Advertising
Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project
2017-03-15
$350
Sponsorships
Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
2017-03-15
$330
Sponsorships
Erica Acosta
2017-03-07
$250
Internship
Loyola Park Advisory Council
2017-03-15
$250
Sponsorships
Walgreens
2017-01-12
$212
Gifts
Star Events
2017-03-15
$200
Rental deposit
Chicago Jewish Star
2017-02-10
$189
Advertising
Tewana Newman
2017-03-06
$175
Catering
Cvs
2017-01-12
$173
Gifts
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