Moore's committee spent the most on food and beverage expenses in the quarter, with 23% of this total ($1,032) going to BBQ Supply Co. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Moore's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Food and beverage expenses
$4,492
16.1%
Catering
$3,762
13.4%
Web services
$2,397
8.6%
Office help
$2,385
8.5%
Postage
$1,768
6.3%
Printing
$1,624
5.8%
Office supplies
$1,598
5.7%
Consulting
$1,508
5.4%
Returned check from 12/22/2017
$1,500
5.4%
Lease payments
$1,481
5.3%
Computer services
$1,395
5%
Event sponsorship
$1,000
3.6%
Advertising
$675
2.4%
Travel expenses
$559
2%
Phones
$545
2%
Donations
$500
1.8%
Event fee
$315
1.1%
Event sponsor
$300
1.1%
Event ticket
$150
0.5%
Event supplies
$24
< 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
Gold N Pear Catering
2017-10-19
$2,701
Catering
ePage City
2017-10-19
$1,500
Web services
Hernandez Enterprises Inc.
2017-12-27
$1,500
Returned check from 12/22/2017
Data-Clear
2017-11-21
$1,395
Computer services
Ross Printing
2017-11-30
$1,052
Printing
BBQ Supply Co.
2017-10-31
$1,032
Food and beverage expenses
Family Matters
2017-10-19
$1,000
Event sponsorship
United States Postal Service
2017-12-08
$882
Postage
Gold N Pear Catering
2017-12-13
$842
Catering
Petterino's
2017-12-21
$800
Food and beverage expenses
United States Postal Service
2017-11-28
$784
Postage
Capt'n Nemo's
2017-10-19
$628
Food and beverage expenses
CostCo
2017-10-12
$592
Office supplies
Garcia's Restaurant
2017-12-22
$514
Food and beverage expenses
Toyota Financial Services
2017-10-11
$493
Lease payments
Toyota Financial Services
2017-11-09
$493
Lease payments
Toyota Financial Services
2017-12-05
$493
Lease payments
Ross Printing
2017-12-08
$485
Printing
Cook County Sheriff's Police FOP Lodge #4
2017-11-01
$425
Advertising
Target
2017-12-21
$400
Office supplies
Dunkin Donuts
2017-10-01
$334
Food and beverage expenses
City Club of Chicago
2017-10-31
$315
Event fee
Popeyes Chicken
2017-10-13
$304
Food and beverage expenses
NorthPoint Apartments
2017-12-08
$300
Event sponsor
Campaign Monitor
2017-10-29
$299
Web services
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