Dowell's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,748) going to Pierre's Event and Party Company in Glenwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$6,748
14.2%
Office supplies
$4,239
8.9%
Campaign work
$4,000
8.4%
Catering
$3,685
7.7%
Equipment rental
$3,637
7.6%
Consulting
$3,000
6.3%
Accounting fees
$2,800
5.9%
Donations
$2,790
5.9%
Food
$2,432
5.1%
Rent
$2,063
4.3%
License fee
$1,560
3.3%
Postage
$1,552
3.3%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,450
3.1%
Promotional items
$1,154
2.4%
Float lease for parade
$1,100
2.3%
Gasoline
$745
1.6%
Equipment - purchase
$690
1.5%
Utilities
$535
1.1%
Gift cards
$495
1%
T-shirts
$425
0.9%
Fund raising advertisement
$418
0.9%
Seminar event
$400
0.8%
Ad books
$400
0.8%
Cell phones
$389
0.8%
Computer repair and supplies
$381
0.8%
Car rental
$250
0.5%
Security
$250
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Pierre's Event and Party Company
2017-07-24
$6,748
Fund raising (food)
VFJ Enterprises
2017-09-14
$3,685
Catering
Kurth Lampe Worldwide
2017-09-21
$3,000
Consulting
Cook Brothers
2017-08-08
$2,540
Office supplies
AAA Rental
2017-09-19
$2,397
Equipment rental
Bamani Obedele
2017-09-25
$2,000
Campaign work
Hedgeman CPA
2017-07-25
$1,900
Accounting fees
Chicago Board of Education
2017-09-19
$1,560
License fee
Geico
2017-09-01
$1,552
Postage
Pierre's Event and Party Company
2017-07-19
$1,500
Food
Crestline Specialies
2017-09-15
$1,154
Promotional items
Associated attractions enterprises inc
2017-08-10
$1,100
Float lease for parade
Bamani Obedele
2017-07-31
$1,000
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2017-09-11
$1,000
Campaign work
Urban Juncture
2017-09-19
$1,000
Donations
Chicago Football Classic
2017-09-28
$945
Donations
Quill Corporation
2017-08-08
$765
Office supplies
Xerox Corporation
2017-08-07
$740
Equipment rental
First Communications
2017-08-11
$690
Equipment - purchase
South Central Medical Center
2017-07-11
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2017-08-04
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2017-09-05
$687
Rent
BP Amoco Gas Station
2017-08-14
$500
Gasoline
Chicago Sound
2017-09-05
$500
Equipment rental
Marie's Balloons
2017-09-28
$500
Fund raising entertainment
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