Emanuel's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 84.2% of this total ($80,000) going to Anne Olaimey in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$95,000
35.3%
Professional fees/polling & research
$40,000
14.9%
Professional fees/media consulting
$32,750
12.2%
Salaries
$23,139
8.6%
Professional fees/legal
$20,000
7.4%
Event cost - catering
$10,295
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$8,767
3.3%
Merchant services fee
$7,632
2.8%
Transportation cost
$5,156
1.9%
Event expenses
$4,329
1.6%
Research expense
$3,982
1.5%
Travel expenses
$3,602
1.3%
Fundraising expenses
$3,256
1.2%
Travel expense/lodging
$3,255
1.2%
Health insurance expense
$1,627
0.6%
Office rental
$1,577
0.6%
Telephone cost
$1,338
0.5%
Email services
$900
0.3%
Event expense - photography
$750
0.3%
Storage rental
$735
0.3%
Website services
$700
0.3%
Payroll processing fees
$237
< 0.1%
Fundraising expense - flowers
$190
< 0.1%
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
Anne Olaimey
2017-01-04
$60,000
Consulting services
Anzalone Liszt Research, Inc.
2017-01-10
$40,000
Professional fees/polling & research
Kupper Communications, LLC
2017-01-06
$32,750
Professional fees/media consulting
Anne Olaimey
2017-01-31
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2017-02-28
$10,000
Consulting services
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2017-01-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2017-02-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
Limelight Catering
2017-02-06
$6,000
Event cost - catering
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-01-04
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-01-31
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-02-28
$5,000
Consulting services
Internal Revenue Service
2017-02-09
$4,645
Payroll taxes
Limelight Catering
2017-02-24
$4,295
Event cost - catering
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
2017-03-09
$3,256
Fundraising expenses
Internal Revenue Service
2017-03-08
$3,097
Payroll taxes
RPM Italian - Washington DC
2017-03-13
$3,089
Event expenses
NGP VAN Inc.
2017-01-05
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2017-01-04
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-01-12
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-01-30
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-02-15
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-02-28
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-03-14
$2,480
Salaries
First Data North America
2017-01-03
$2,227
Merchant services fee
First Data North America
2017-01-03
$2,090
Merchant services fee
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