Hopkins's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($21,175) going to E Landa in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$21,175
26.7%
Consulting
$20,600
26%
Staff salaries
$10,287
13%
Printing
$4,724
6%
Taxes - federal
$4,685
5.9%
Donations
$3,050
3.8%
Catering
$2,079
2.6%
Merchant processing fee
$1,731
2.2%
Telephones
$1,376
1.7%
Meals
$1,052
1.3%
Refunds
$1,000
1.3%
Database fee
$1,000
1.3%
Storage
$915
1.2%
Ad books
$800
1%
Health insurance
$780
1%
Ice cream
$700
0.9%
Signs
$623
0.8%
Computer purchases
$595
0.8%
Online advertising
$421
0.5%
Sponsorships
$420
0.5%
Transportation
$318
0.4%
Car maintenance
$284
0.4%
Payroll processing fees
$215
0.3%
Postage
$170
0.2%
Worker's compensation
$167
0.2%
Checks
$155
0.2%
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
E Landa
2017-09-01
$21,175
Rent
KJD Strategies
2017-09-12
$15,000
Consulting
Breaker Press
2017-09-06
$2,987
Printing
John Geahan
2017-07-28
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2017-08-30
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2017-09-28
$2,943
Staff salaries
Pulaski Park Advisory Council
2017-07-31
$2,700
Donations
Chicago Botanic Garden
2017-09-14
$2,009
Catering
Paychex
2017-08-31
$1,659
Taxes - federal
Paychex
2017-07-31
$1,619
Taxes - federal
Christian Ficara
2017-07-28
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2017-08-30
$1,500
Consulting
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-07-03
$1,469
Merchant processing fee
Paychex
2017-09-29
$1,406
Taxes - federal
Stephen Niketopoulos
2017-07-28
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2017-08-30
$1,300
Consulting
Breaker Press
2017-07-17
$1,236
Printing
John George
2017-09-13
$1,000
Refunds
DJ Ramos
2017-08-30
$820
Staff salaries
Lake Shore Park Advisory Council
2017-08-07
$800
Ad books
Johnny Mack
2017-08-14
$700
Ice cream
DJ Ramos
2017-07-28
$636
Staff salaries
Consolidated Printing
2017-08-07
$623
Signs
Lifeline Repair
2017-09-14
$595
Computer purchases
Breaker Press
2017-07-12
$500
Printing
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