Kennedy's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 9.3% of this total ($26,511) going to Brendan O'Sullivan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kennedy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$283,742
42.9%
Payroll taxes
$100,132
15.1%
Research
$77,079
11.7%
Consulting
$68,012
10.3%
Employee health benefits
$14,688
2.2%
Fundraising fees
$12,204
1.9%
Fundraising
$12,187
1.8%
Refunds
$11,250
1.7%
Office rent
$11,010
1.7%
Fundraising consulting
$10,000
1.5%
Actblue fee
$5,767
0.9%
Printing
$5,053
0.8%
Consultant
$5,000
0.8%
Media consulting
$4,855
0.7%
Event venue
$4,200
0.6%
Phones/internet
$3,909
0.6%
Parade expenses
$3,663
0.6%
Event lodging
$3,450
0.5%
Office supplies
$3,167
0.5%
Fundraising software
$2,827
0.4%
Donations
$2,500
0.4%
Payroll tax
$2,463
0.4%
Transport
$2,327
0.4%
Database software
$2,200
0.3%
Field cell phones
$1,790
0.3%
Parade band expenses
$1,450
0.2%
Maintenance
$1,285
0.2%
Tables
$800
0.1%
Online email
$642
0.1%
Fundraising travel
$562
< 0.1%
Parade supplies
$450
< 0.1%
Event catering
$435
< 0.1%
Office internet and phones
$315
< 0.1%
Digital advertising
$304
< 0.1%
Media tracking
$300
< 0.1%
Shipping expense
$255
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$196
< 0.1%
Robocall
$195
< 0.1%
Payroll processing
$179
< 0.1%
Costco supplies
$178
< 0.1%
Payroll bank fees
$100
< 0.1%
Uncategorized expenses
$61
< 0.1%
Postage
$34
< 0.1%
Package delivery
$23
< 0.1%
Office depot
$18
< 0.1%
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
Hart Research Associates
2017-09-18
$44,500
Research
Hart Research Associates
2017-07-10
$22,000
Research
Grossman Heinz
2017-07-12
$13,367
Consulting
Pericles Abbasi
2017-08-16
$12,800
Consulting
United States Treasury
2017-08-15
$12,382
Payroll taxes
4C Partners LLC
2017-08-10
$12,187
Fundraising
Merchandise Mart
2017-07-24
$10,856
Office rent
United States Treasury
2017-07-14
$10,429
Payroll taxes
DCH Advisors Headquarters
2017-08-11
$10,000
Fundraising consulting
United States Treasury
2017-08-01
$9,926
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2017-09-15
$9,815
Payroll taxes
Frederique Fay H. Levin
2017-09-29
$9,000
Refunds
United States Treasury
2017-09-01
$8,404
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2017-08-15
$7,714
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2017-09-01
$6,841
Payroll taxes
Grossman Heinz
2017-08-14
$6,445
Consulting
Pericles Abbasi
2017-09-15
$6,400
Consulting
Social Security Administration
2017-07-14
$6,386
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2017-08-01
$6,200
Payroll taxes
3-Street, Inc.
2017-08-24
$6,106
Research
Rebecca Evans
2017-08-16
$5,790
Payroll
Social Security Administration
2017-09-01
$5,722
Payroll taxes
Kelsey Nulph
2017-07-14
$5,666
Payroll
Michael Ortiz
2017-07-01
$5,268
Payroll
Blue Cross Blue Shield
2017-08-22
$5,070
Employee health benefits
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