Cabonargi's committee spent the most on annual report postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,607) going to Usps in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Annual report postage
$5,607
21.1%
Field consulting
$5,440
20.4%
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$3,969
14.9%
Annual report printing
$2,848
10.7%
Staff party
$1,946
7.3%
Fundraising consulting
$1,750
6.6%
Printing
$735
2.8%
Holiday cards
$694
2.6%
Staff gifts
$618
2.3%
Petition collection expenses
$541
2%
Translation services
$450
1.7%
Postage and mail housing
$427
1.6%
Outreach event photography
$300
1.1%
Electronic filing
$280
1.1%
Dining
$256
1%
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
$250
0.9%
Property tax meeting
$239
0.9%
Credit card processing fees
$165
0.6%
Postage
$117
0.4%
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
Usps
2017-11-15
$5,607
Annual report postage
Ivan Gonzalez
2017-10-27
$5,440
Field consulting
Forest Printing
2017-11-13
$2,848
Annual report printing
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-30
$2,189
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-12-22
$1,946
Staff party
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-02
$1,779
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-12-05
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Shutterfly
2017-11-28
$694
Holiday cards
Costco
2017-12-26
$618
Staff gifts
Minuteman Press
2017-11-02
$570
Printing
Rowan Oak Consulting LLC
2017-12-05
$541
Petition collection expenses
Michael Hon
2017-11-20
$450
Translation services
Hensley & Co.
2017-12-05
$427
Postage and mail housing
Thomas A. Nowak Photography
2017-12-28
$300
Outreach event photography
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-11-08
$280
Electronic filing
Corner Bakery
2017-10-05
$239
Property tax meeting
Tradition Chicago
2017-10-04
$206
Dining
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2017-12-05
$165
Printing
Walgreens
2017-12-08
$150
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
Act Blue
2017-11-01
$108
Credit card processing fees
Walgreens
2017-10-10
$100
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
Usps
2017-12-01
$49
Postage
Usps
2017-12-04
$49
Postage
Act Blue
2017-12-01
$21
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2017-12-04
$21
Credit card processing fees