Burke's committee spent the most on quarterly in the quarter, with 73.2% of this total ($41,000) going to United States Treasury in Ogden. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Quarterly
$56,044
44.2%
Events
$14,825
11.7%
Promotional items
$12,672
10%
Tickets
$11,570
9.1%
Secretarial
$10,249
8.1%
Consulting
$5,000
3.9%
Dues
$3,000
2.4%
Donations
$2,850
2.3%
Contractual expenses
$2,490
2%
Event balance
$2,082
1.6%
Dinner
$1,770
1.4%
Ad books
$1,000
0.8%
Gifts
$612
0.5%
Membership
$600
0.5%
Breakfast
$513
0.4%
Contributions
$500
0.4%
Mailing
$478
0.4%
Flowers
$400
0.3%
Ticket
$235
0.2%
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
United States Treasury
2017-03-15
$41,000
Quarterly
Chicago Club
2017-01-31
$9,225
Events
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-03-15
$7,800
Quarterly
Ram Racing Productions
2017-01-18
$6,422
Promotional items
Randa Accessories
2017-01-01
$6,250
Promotional items
Peter Andrews, Jr.
2017-01-01
$5,000
Consulting
Chicago Historical Society
2017-03-09
$5,000
Tickets
Landmarks Illinois
2017-01-17
$5,000
Events
Malta, Order of American Assn.
2017-01-11
$3,000
Dues
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-03-08
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-01-13
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-02-08
$2,154
Quarterly
Sheraton Chicago
2017-01-01
$2,082
Event balance
Haymarket
2017-01-31
$1,990
Contractual expenses
Marlene Buckley
2017-02-28
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-01-01
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-01-31
$1,932
Secretarial
Inspired Catering
2017-01-06
$1,770
Dinner
Irish Fellowship Educational
2017-02-15
$1,750
Tickets
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-01-12
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-01-31
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-03-07
$1,483
Secretarial
Catholic Theological Union
2017-02-15
$1,000
Tickets
Gastro Intestinal Research
2017-03-16
$1,000
Ad books
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation
2017-03-01
$1,000
Donations