Sawyer's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,475) going to Eastlake Management Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$7,475
15.9%
Donations
$5,575
11.9%
Payroll
$4,904
10.4%
Food
$4,650
9.9%
Consulting
$4,500
9.6%
Utilities
$3,547
7.5%
Fundraising expenses
$3,380
7.2%
Contractual expenses
$2,823
6%
Website design and social media mktg
$1,593
3.4%
Taxes - federal and state
$1,095
2.3%
Cell phones
$1,062
2.3%
Insurance
$936
2%
Office maintenance
$700
1.5%
Robo calls
$675
1.4%
Payroll services
$665
1.4%
Computer purchases
$657
1.4%
Taxes - federal
$459
1%
Fund raising expense
$300
0.6%
Parking lot use
$300
0.6%
Computer software
$300
0.6%
Facilities use
$250
0.5%
Donation toy drive
$250
0.5%
Advertising - it
$239
0.5%
Phone services
$233
0.5%
Waste management
$200
0.4%
Processing fees
$150
0.3%
Security service
$98
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
Kimbark Beverage Shoppe
2017-12-06
$3,380
Fundraising expenses
Christmas in the Wards
2017-12-20
$2,500
Donations
Eastlake Management Group
2017-11-01
$2,500
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2017-12-01
$2,500
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2017-10-02
$2,475
Rent
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2017-11-07
$2,000
Food
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2017-10-26
$1,700
Food
Charles Sawyer, Jr.
2017-12-06
$1,593
Website design and social media mktg
Progressive Solutions
2017-10-13
$1,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions
2017-12-06
$1,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions
2017-11-01
$1,500
Consulting
Wayne Lewis
2017-12-06
$1,250
Contractual expenses
Comcast Cable
2017-12-06
$1,221
Utilities
National Council of Negro Women
2017-11-07
$1,000
Donations
State Farm Insurance
2017-12-20
$936
Insurance
Lonnie Norman
2017-10-18
$850
Donations
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-10-13
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-10-31
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-11-15
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-11-30
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-12-14
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-12-28
$817
Payroll
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2017-12-20
$750
Food
NGP VAN, Inc (RoboCall)
2017-10-13
$675
Robo calls
Sam's Club
2017-11-18
$657
Computer purchases
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