Kennedy's committee spent the most on media consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($681,275) going to Adelstein and Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kennedy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media consulting
$681,275
44.5%
Payroll
$248,536
16.2%
Consulting
$168,625
11%
Payroll taxes
$117,418
7.7%
Research
$85,257
5.6%
Event space and catering
$34,163
2.2%
Printing
$31,118
2%
Employee health benefits
$15,210
1%
Rent and lease
$14,109
0.9%
Office rent
$13,498
0.9%
Payment processing fees
$10,779
0.7%
Event catering
$10,522
0.7%
Donations
$10,053
0.7%
Digital consulting
$9,500
0.6%
Legal services
$9,090
0.6%
Digital advertising
$8,000
0.5%
Transport
$7,729
0.5%
Refunds
$7,350
0.5%
Fundraising software
$6,126
0.4%
Event tickets
$4,802
0.3%
Phones/internet
$4,475
0.3%
Actblue fee
$4,303
0.3%
Printer
$4,301
0.3%
Advertising
$2,659
0.2%
Office supplies
$2,332
0.2%
Event space
$2,051
0.1%
Moving fees
$1,829
0.1%
Audio/video
$1,815
0.1%
Event lodging
$1,794
0.1%
Office furniture
$1,544
0.1%
Movie tickets
$1,375
< 0.1%
Insurance
$1,165
< 0.1%
Postage
$1,152
< 0.1%
Database software
$1,100
< 0.1%
Field expenses
$1,029
< 0.1%
Donor research tool
$1,000
< 0.1%
Media tracking
$900
< 0.1%
Online email
$816
< 0.1%
Office internet and phones
$797
< 0.1%
Catering
$628
< 0.1%
Software
$577
< 0.1%
Lodging
$413
< 0.1%
Office drinking water
$291
< 0.1%
Photography
$250
< 0.1%
Website hosting
$163
< 0.1%
Photography supplies
$155
< 0.1%
Parking fee
$152
< 0.1%
Parking
$36
< 0.1%
Shipping
$33
< 0.1%
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
Adelstein and Associates
2017-11-13
$272,300
Media consulting
Adelstein and Associates
2017-11-17
$250,550
Media consulting
Adelstein and Associates
2017-12-01
$152,800
Media consulting
Hart Research Associates
2017-11-03
$36,250
Research
Hart Research Associates
2017-10-10
$23,000
Research
P2 Consulting
2017-10-02
$17,500
Consulting
P2 Consulting
2017-10-10
$17,500
Consulting
Fairmont Chicago
2017-11-21
$15,255
Event space and catering
Mary Beth Sova
2017-12-04
$15,000
Consulting
Mary Beth Sova
2017-12-20
$15,000
Consulting
3-Street, Inc.
2017-12-27
$14,007
Research
3-Street, Inc.
2017-10-16
$12,000
Research
BrainStorm
2017-11-13
$12,000
Consulting
United States Treasury
2017-11-16
$10,960
Payroll taxes
Fairmont Chicago
2017-10-05
$10,000
Event space and catering
United States Treasury
2017-12-01
$9,899
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2017-12-15
$9,813
Payroll taxes
Revolution Messaging
2017-11-01
$9,500
Digital consulting
United States Treasury
2017-11-01
$9,303
Payroll taxes
Amara Enyia
2017-11-21
$9,000
Payroll
The Habitat Company LLC
2017-11-16
$8,930
Rent and lease
United States Treasury
2017-10-02
$8,816
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2017-10-16
$8,503
Payroll taxes
Direct Connect
2017-11-02
$8,185
Payment processing fees
Social Security Administration
2017-11-16
$7,606
Payroll taxes
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