Cappleman's committee spent the most on consulting fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,521) going to Stacy Pratt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cappleman's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fees
$9,521
60.1%
Gala sponsorship
$1,500
9.5%
Printing
$1,330
8.4%
46 ward electronics recycling event
$899
5.7%
Database software
$855
5.4%
Credit card processing fees
$531
3.4%
Event photography
$300
1.9%
Postage
$245
1.6%
Charitable contribution
$200
1.3%
Website hosting
$194
1.2%
Eblast service
$180
1.1%
Software services
$75
0.5%
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
Stacy Pratt
2017-11-20
$3,321
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-10-02
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-11-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-12-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
Uptown United
2017-10-02
$1,500
Gala sponsorship
Stacy Pratt
2017-11-09
$1,450
Consulting fees
AVA Recycling Service
2017-12-07
$899
46 ward electronics recycling event
NGP Van
2017-10-20
$855
Database software
Minuteman Press
2017-10-20
$649
Printing
Minuteman Press
2017-11-08
$485
Printing
REP3 Photography
2017-11-08
$300
Event photography
Stacy Pratt
2017-10-06
$250
Consulting fees
Usps
2017-10-20
$245
Postage
CircEsteem
2017-10-13
$200
Charitable contribution
ABCompuprint
2017-12-27
$196
Printing
Ipower/EIG
2017-12-11
$179
Website hosting
First Data Merchant Services
2017-12-04
$168
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-12-04
$127
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-11-03
$106
Credit card processing fees
NGP Van
2017-12-18
$75
Software services
Mail Chimp
2017-10-10
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-11-08
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-12-08
$60
Eblast service
First Data Merchant Services
2017-10-03
$38
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-10-03
$30
Credit card processing fees
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