Dowell's committee spent the most on refunded due to ordinance in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,500) going to Greater Illinois Title Company in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Refunded due to ordinance
$8,500
12.8%
Office supplies
$5,812
8.8%
Advertising
$5,525
8.3%
Donations
$5,325
8%
Consulting
$4,775
7.2%
Rent
$4,463
6.7%
Professional fees
$4,137
6.2%
Fund raising (food)
$3,685
5.6%
T-shirts
$3,024
4.6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$2,800
4.2%
Fund raising entertainment
$2,350
3.6%
Supplies
$2,078
3.1%
Computer services
$2,005
3%
Utilities
$1,747
2.6%
Food
$1,714
2.6%
Insurance
$1,535
2.3%
Parade float
$1,200
1.8%
Equipment - maintenance
$981
1.5%
Accounting fees
$950
1.4%
Ballons
$850
1.3%
Cell phones
$553
0.8%
Security
$447
0.7%
Internet access
$447
0.7%
Delivery
$345
0.5%
Raffle prizes
$300
0.5%
Parking and gas
$215
0.3%
Interest payment
$199
0.3%
Equipment rental
$165
0.3%
Gift cards
$140
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Greater Illinois Title Company
2018-09-19
$8,500
Refunded due to ordinance
eF Design Group
2018-08-10
$4,775
Consulting
Cook Brothers
2018-08-14
$3,960
Office supplies
VJF Enterprises Inc
2018-09-10
$3,685
Fund raising (food)
Bamani Obedele
2018-09-10
$3,500
Professional fees
cotton candy Global Marketing
2018-09-17
$3,024
T-shirts
eF Design Group
2018-08-16
$2,522
Advertising
L-Technology Enterprises, Inc
2018-09-28
$2,005
Computer services
Chicago Illuminating Company
2018-07-23
$2,000
Hall rental for raising funds
Chicago Defender Charities
2018-07-26
$1,750
Donations
Geico
2018-08-22
$1,535
Insurance
grand boulevard prevention svcs
2018-08-27
$1,500
Donations
Associated attractions enterprises inc
2018-08-27
$1,200
Parade float
South Central Medical Center
2018-08-02
$1,200
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2018-09-27
$1,200
Rent
aramark
2018-09-25
$1,108
Supplies
eF Design Group
2018-08-30
$1,075
Advertising
milhouse Engineering & Construction
2018-09-18
$1,000
Donations
eF Design Group
2018-09-24
$985
Advertising
Xerox Corporation
2018-09-04
$981
Equipment - maintenance
DJ phantom
2018-08-13
$900
Fund raising entertainment
Marie's Balloons
2018-08-14
$850
Ballons
De La Salle Institue
2018-09-13
$800
Hall rental for raising funds
South Central Medical Center
2018-07-03
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2018-08-02
$687
Rent
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