Cullerton's committee spent the most on charitable donation in the quarter, with 22.1% of this total ($6,000) going to Gridiron Greats in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cullerton's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Charitable donation
$27,128
24.7%
Fundraising expenses
$27,031
24.7%
Tickets
$22,134
20.2%
Staff meeting/dinner
$6,951
6.3%
Meetings
$6,872
6.3%
Radio show sponsorship
$3,000
2.7%
Lodging
$2,316
2.1%
Car lease
$1,940
1.8%
Transport
$1,927
1.8%
Intern pay
$1,820
1.7%
Membership/dining
$1,770
1.6%
Rent
$1,390
1.3%
Subscriptions
$1,100
1%
Parking
$701
0.6%
Staff gifts
$696
0.6%
Advertising
$674
0.6%
Printing
$605
0.6%
Healthcare
$602
0.6%
Supplies
$484
0.4%
Office supplies
$241
0.2%
Fuel
$211
0.2%
Meals
$65
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Bulls
2017-06-26
$13,285
Tickets
Wyndham Hotel
2017-05-01
$9,666
Fundraising expenses
Hubbard Inn
2017-04-28
$8,725
Fundraising expenses
Chicago White Sox
2017-04-18
$7,436
Tickets
Indigo Restaurant
2017-06-26
$6,951
Staff meeting/dinner
Gridiron Greats
2017-05-22
$6,000
Charitable donation
Friends of Matt
2017-06-20
$5,000
Charitable donation
Misericordia Hearts and Flour Bakery
2017-06-30
$5,000
Charitable donation
St. Francis High School
2017-05-08
$5,000
Charitable donation
Denise Reis Jazz Samba Trio
2017-06-30
$3,000
Fundraising expenses
Rickey Hendon
2017-06-14
$3,000
Radio show sponsorship
Denise Reis Jazz Samba Trio
2017-06-06
$2,000
Fundraising expenses
Conference of Women Legislators
2017-04-25
$1,750
Charitable donation
Gold Coast Tickets
2017-04-03
$1,412
Tickets
Sangamo Club
2017-06-16
$1,338
Membership/dining
SIU School of Medicine
2017-05-19
$1,128
Charitable donation
Real Times Media
2017-04-28
$1,100
Subscriptions
Port Ministries
2017-05-26
$1,000
Charitable donation
Vernard Burton Experience
2017-05-01
$1,000
Fundraising expenses
Vernard Burton Experience
2017-05-08
$1,000
Fundraising expenses
Wells Fargo
2017-06-02
$980
Car lease
American Airlines
2017-04-28
$962
Transport
Wells Fargo
2017-06-26
$960
Car lease
GT Prime
2017-06-26
$795
Meetings
Women and Children First Bookstore
2017-04-24
$750
Charitable donation
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