Reilly's committee spent the most on staff in the quarter, with 19.7% of this total ($14,830) going to Martha Donnelly in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff
$75,329
38.7%
Consulting
$30,000
15.4%
Taxes
$22,943
11.8%
Rent
$13,464
6.9%
Phones
$12,166
6.3%
Parade supplies
$5,566
2.9%
Contribution refund
$5,200
2.7%
Office equipment
$5,166
2.7%
Fees
$5,070
2.6%
Insurance
$2,589
1.3%
Supplies
$2,305
1.2%
Meetings
$1,767
0.9%
Election night party
$1,607
0.8%
Contributions
$1,500
0.8%
Volunteer appreciation
$1,449
0.7%
Event expenses
$1,299
0.7%
Transportation
$1,108
0.6%
Electricity
$1,051
0.5%
Database expenses
$915
0.5%
Payroll
$731
0.4%
Storage
$704
0.4%
Election day lunch
$700
0.4%
Subscriptions
$500
0.3%
Maintenance
$457
0.2%
Parking
$332
0.2%
Checks
$225
0.1%
St. patrick's day trolley
$200
0.1%
Database maintenance
$199
0.1%
Gasoline
$164
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Martha Donnelly
2018-03-16
$11,080
Staff
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-03-15
$9,011
Rent
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-01-17
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-02-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-02-16
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-03-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-03-16
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-03-30
$5,000
Consulting
Golden Incentives
2018-03-28
$4,900
Parade supplies
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-01-01
$4,452
Rent
Nicholas Karavites
2018-01-17
$4,400
Contribution refund
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-01-16
$4,095
Taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-02-15
$3,815
Taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-01-31
$3,815
Taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-02-28
$3,779
Taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-03-15
$3,758
Taxes
Martha Donnelly
2018-03-16
$3,750
Staff
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-03-29
$3,679
Taxes
Apple
2018-01-31
$3,210
Office equipment
At&t
2018-03-02
$3,105
Phones
At&t
2018-03-28
$3,105
Phones
At&t
2018-02-02
$3,104
Phones
Merchant Card Processing
2018-02-05
$2,986
Fees
Gabrielle Hart
2018-01-17
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-02-01
$2,250
Staff
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