Hopkins's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 76.7% of this total ($17,250) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$22,494
30.8%
Contractual expenses
$11,340
15.5%
Staff salaries
$9,851
13.5%
Catering
$4,750
6.5%
Payroll taxes
$4,358
6%
Promotional items
$4,014
5.5%
Office equipment
$3,280
4.5%
Rent
$2,355
3.2%
Telephones
$1,404
1.9%
Health insurance
$1,359
1.9%
Database fees
$1,324
1.8%
Sponsorships
$1,050
1.4%
Storage
$998
1.4%
Merchant processing fee
$762
1%
Community event
$750
1%
Database fee
$700
1%
Newspaper advertising
$600
0.8%
T-shirts
$492
0.7%
Meals
$412
0.6%
Payroll processing fees
$340
0.5%
Supplies
$184
0.3%
Worker's compensation
$132
0.2%
Workers compensation fee
$66
< 0.1%
Membership dues
$20
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-04-04
$17,250
Consulting
Hyatt Regency Chicago
2018-05-23
$4,750
Catering
Consolidated Printing
2018-06-20
$4,014
Promotional items
John Geahan
2018-04-27
$3,283
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2018-06-28
$3,283
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2018-05-30
$3,283
Staff salaries
JB Auctions
2018-04-20
$3,280
Office equipment
E Landa
2018-06-23
$2,355
Rent
Chris Harlan
2018-04-27
$2,000
Contractual expenses
Chris Harlan
2018-06-28
$2,000
Contractual expenses
Chris Harlan
2018-05-30
$2,000
Contractual expenses
Christian Ficara
2018-04-27
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2018-06-28
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2018-05-30
$1,500
Consulting
Paychex
2018-04-30
$1,452
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2018-06-29
$1,452
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2018-05-31
$1,452
Payroll taxes
TktTxt c/o Acme Internet Group
2018-05-09
$1,440
Contractual expenses
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-04-27
$1,300
Contractual expenses
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-06-28
$1,300
Contractual expenses
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-05-30
$1,300
Contractual expenses
L2
2018-05-04
$824
Database fees
Vanguard Archives
2018-05-29
$750
Community event
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-04-06
$744
Consulting
Inside Publications
2018-05-09
$600
Newspaper advertising
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