Summers's committee spent the most on consulting - fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($21,000) going to Rachel Hoge in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Summers's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting - fundraising
$21,000
50.5%
Fund raising - food and location rental
$4,915
11.8%
Consulting - financial
$3,000
7.2%
Event ticket
$2,500
6%
Benefits - staff
$2,500
6%
Data services
$2,130
5.1%
Insurance
$1,178
2.8%
Sponsorships
$1,000
2.4%
Printing
$890
2.1%
Ticket purchases
$750
1.8%
Cell phones
$587
1.4%
Contributions
$500
1.2%
Legal fees
$405
1%
Technical services fee
$234
0.6%
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
Bounce
2017-12-13
$4,915
Fund raising - food and location rental
Rachel Hoge
2017-11-27
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-12-12
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-12-26
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-10-10
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-10-26
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-11-20
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Sharisse Allen
2017-12-31
$3,000
Consulting - financial
Chicago Federation of Labor
2017-10-04
$2,500
Event ticket
Edward Jones
2017-10-17
$2,500
Benefits - staff
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-11-08
$2,130
Data services
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-10-04
$1,000
Sponsorships
Big Steps Consulting, Inc.
2017-12-19
$890
Printing
City Club of Chicago
2017-12-19
$750
Ticket purchases
Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus
2017-12-13
$500
Contributions
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, & Blankenship, P.C.
2017-11-24
$405
Legal fees
Rachel Hoge
2017-11-20
$392
Insurance
Rachel Hoge
2017-12-12
$392
Insurance
Rachel Hoge
2017-10-10
$392
Insurance
AT&T Mobility
2017-12-12
$232
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-11-12
$177
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-10-12
$177
Cell phones
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-12-27
$112
Technical services fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-12-27
$57
Technical services fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-12-27
$35
Technical services fee
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