Mendoza's committee spent the most on fund raising - services in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendoza's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising - services
$16,000
29.2%
Promotional items
$11,042
20.1%
Sponsorships
$10,426
19%
Mileage expenses
$4,348
7.9%
Software platform
$2,460
4.5%
Payroll
$2,058
3.8%
Meals
$1,772
3.2%
Consulting
$1,250
2.3%
Returned donation
$1,000
1.8%
Equipment - purchase
$935
1.7%
Printing
$671
1.2%
Subscriptions
$566
1%
Phones
$442
0.8%
Taxes - federal
$395
0.7%
Merchant transaction fee
$389
0.7%
Donations
$250
0.5%
Website expenses
$221
0.4%
Advertising - digital
$213
0.4%
Petition supplies
$205
0.4%
Transportation
$150
0.3%
Equipment - insurance
$96
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Federation of Labor
2017-11-20
$10,000
Sponsorships
KJD Strategies
2017-10-23
$8,000
Fund raising - services
KJD Strategies
2017-12-18
$8,000
Fund raising - services
Union Signs & Printing
2017-12-18
$5,506
Promotional items
Union Signs & Printing
2017-10-16
$3,125
Promotional items
Susana Mendoza
2017-11-17
$2,008
Mileage expenses
Susana Mendoza
2017-10-18
$1,911
Mileage expenses
Adam Gunther
2017-11-01
$1,250
Consulting
PCS Marketing Group, LLC
2017-10-05
$1,145
Promotional items
1528 Partners, LP
2017-10-13
$1,000
Returned donation
Blaze Pizza (24)
2017-11-10
$852
Meals
Ngp Van
2017-10-02
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2017-11-02
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2017-12-04
$750
Software platform
Adam Gunther
2017-12-14
$514
Payroll
Adam Gunther
2017-11-20
$514
Payroll
Adam Gunther
2017-11-21
$514
Payroll
Adam Gunther
2017-12-14
$514
Payroll
Amazon.com
2017-10-23
$513
Equipment - purchase
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-12-18
$475
Printing
The Judy Baar Topinka Charitable Foundation
2017-12-28
$426
Sponsorships
Intuit Payroll
2017-12-18
$414
Subscriptions
eBags
2017-10-10
$406
Promotional items
Incase
2017-10-10
$329
Promotional items
Timbuk2
2017-10-23
$274
Promotional items
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