Emanuel's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($20,000) going to Anne Olaimey in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$30,000
19.1%
Salaries
$26,983
17.2%
Professional fees/media consulting
$15,000
9.5%
Research expense
$14,198
9%
Payroll taxes
$13,818
8.8%
Professional fees/legal
$10,004
6.4%
Consulting fees/digital media
$10,000
6.4%
Consulting fee
$10,000
6.4%
Merchant services fee
$5,650
3.6%
Fundraising expenses
$4,922
3.1%
Health insurance expense
$3,136
2%
Office rental
$2,705
1.7%
Fundraising expense - catering
$2,685
1.7%
Travel expense - lodging
$1,823
1.2%
Travel expenses
$1,001
0.6%
Telephone cost
$973
0.6%
Email services
$900
0.6%
Meeting expense
$844
0.5%
Storage rental
$783
0.5%
Event expenses
$686
0.4%
Fundraising expense - flowers
$480
0.3%
Payroll processing fees
$390
0.3%
Travel expense/lodging
$198
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
AKPD Message & Media LLC
2018-03-12
$15,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Mayer Brown LLP
2018-01-23
$10,004
Professional fees/legal
Anne Olaimey
2018-01-30
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2018-02-27
$10,000
Consulting services
Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC
2018-03-22
$10,000
Consulting fees/digital media
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-03-13
$10,000
Research expense
Kupper Communications, LLC
2018-03-13
$10,000
Consulting fee
Internal Revenue Service
2018-03-08
$5,606
Payroll taxes
Jeremy Hallahan
2018-01-30
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2018-02-27
$5,000
Consulting services
Claudia Chavez
2018-02-27
$3,573
Salaries
Claudia Chavez
2018-03-14
$3,573
Salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-15
$3,097
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-11
$3,097
Payroll taxes
Claudia Chavez
2018-02-27
$2,996
Salaries
Blue Plate Catering
2018-03-28
$2,685
Fundraising expense - catering
Boutique Bites
2018-03-13
$2,622
Fundraising expenses
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-01-08
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2018-02-27
$2,536
Salaries
April Figueroa
2018-03-14
$2,536
Salaries
April Figueroa
2018-01-11
$2,440
Salaries
April Figueroa
2018-01-30
$2,440
Salaries
First Data North America
2018-01-03
$2,350
Merchant services fee
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
2018-03-30
$1,878
Health insurance expense
First Data North America
2018-02-05
$1,848
Merchant services fee
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