Gainer's committee spent the most on professional fees in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($12,009) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gainer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Professional fees
$18,009
50.1%
Consulting
$9,000
25.1%
Consulting services
$3,500
9.7%
Printing
$877
2.4%
Food and beverage expenses
$856
2.4%
Bank fees
$755
2.1%
Computer/internet expenses
$750
2.1%
Parade float rental
$600
1.7%
Parade entry fee
$500
1.4%
Email services
$475
1.3%
Event sponsorship
$250
0.7%
Marketing
$174
0.5%
Event space
$174
0.5%
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
KJD Strategies
2017-01-04
$12,009
Professional fees
Phelon Public Strategies
2017-01-13
$6,500
Consulting
Elect Inc
2017-01-11
$3,500
Consulting services
Phelon Public Strategies
2017-03-07
$2,500
Consulting
GO Consulting
2017-01-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2017-02-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2017-03-07
$2,000
Professional fees
Panera Bread
2017-01-26
$711
Food and beverage expenses
Chi-Town Printing
2017-01-30
$657
Printing
Associated Attractions Enterprises Inc.
2017-03-06
$600
Parade float rental
Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
2017-01-31
$500
Parade entry fee
Bankcard
2017-02-02
$347
Bank fees
Bankcard
2017-01-04
$259
Bank fees
Edison Park Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-16
$250
Event sponsorship
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-01-01
$250
Computer/internet expenses
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-02-02
$250
Computer/internet expenses
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-03-02
$250
Computer/internet expenses
Chi-Town Printing
2017-01-01
$220
Printing
Greenberg Traurig
2017-01-31
$174
Event space
Bankcard
2017-03-02
$148
Bank fees
Panera Bread
2017-01-26
$145
Food and beverage expenses
MailChimp
2017-01-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2017-02-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2017-03-05
$75
Email services
Google
2017-03-01
$50
Marketing
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