Thompson's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,437) going to Jkcs in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thompson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$4,437
39.9%
Copy machine contract
$2,158
19.4%
Events
$1,750
15.7%
Holiday cards
$1,355
12.2%
Donations
$1,025
9.2%
Band for fundraiser
$400
3.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jkcs
2018-01-05
$2,500
Consulting services
Jkcs
2018-01-15
$1,937
Consulting services
The Irish Educational & Cultural Foundation
2018-02-15
$1,750
Events
Fuse, LLC
2018-02-14
$1,355
Holiday cards
Cotg
2018-03-22
$1,268
Copy machine contract
Cotg
2018-01-15
$890
Copy machine contract
Michael Courlray
2018-03-15
$400
Band for fundraiser
Friends of Chicago River
2018-02-15
$350
Donations
South Loop Chamber of Commerce
2018-01-02
$300
Donations
Canaryville Veteran's Association
2018-01-15
$200
Donations
Chicago Youth Centers
2018-01-15
$175
Donations
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