King's committee spent the most on merchant transaction fee in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,103) going to Sage Payment Solutions in Reston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how King's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Merchant transaction fee
$1,103
43.2%
Parade entry fee
$1,000
39.2%
Software services
$450
17.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Defender Charities, Inc.
2018-03-09
$1,000
Parade entry fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-01-02
$542
Merchant transaction fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-02-09
$500
Merchant transaction fee
Ngp Van
2018-01-02
$150
Software services
Ngp Van
2018-02-02
$150
Software services
Ngp Van
2018-03-02
$150
Software services
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-03-02
$56
Merchant transaction fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-02-02
$3
Merchant transaction fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-02-07
$1
Merchant transaction fee