Taliaferro's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 48% of this total ($2,000) going to Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sponsorships
$4,166
29.6%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$4,000
28.5%
Donations
$1,460
10.4%
Food
$1,277
9.1%
Transportation
$1,105
7.9%
Utilities
$780
5.6%
Promotional items
$557
4%
Office equipment
$400
2.8%
Food block party donation
$225
1.6%
Food - senior luncheon
$88
0.6%
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
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-07
$2,500
Principal payment, taliaferro
Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry
2017-07-28
$2,000
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-07
$1,200
Principal payment, taliaferro
Premier Trolley and Limo
2017-08-23
$735
Transportation
Chicago Police Sergeant's Association
2017-09-25
$500
Sponsorships
ComEd
2017-07-17
$494
Utilities
15th District Special Events
2017-09-28
$416
Sponsorships
Crown Royal
2017-09-01
$400
Office equipment
Rainbow Covenant Economic Development Center
2017-07-26
$400
Sponsorships
Beatrice Stidwell
2017-07-25
$400
Donations
Party Illinois
2017-07-31
$357
Promotional items
Back 2 School Throwdown, Inc
2017-08-07
$300
Sponsorships
Greater St. John Bible Church
2017-08-09
$300
Sponsorships
Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry
2017-07-12
$300
Donations
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-03
$300
Principal payment, taliaferro
ComEd
2017-09-18
$286
Utilities
Westside Coalition for Seniors
2017-09-22
$250
Sponsorships
GFS Marketplace
2017-08-03
$242
Food
Kevin Berrientos
2017-08-23
$200
Promotional items
Feed
2017-07-18
$200
Donations
John Stidwell
2017-08-15
$200
Donations
The Coalition
2017-07-13
$200
Donations
Ron's Transportation
2017-09-08
$195
Transportation
Market Fresh
2017-07-03
$175
Food
Ron's Transportation
2017-09-13
$175
Transportation