Hopkins's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 78.6% of this total ($16,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$21,000
23.3%
Staff salaries
$14,759
16.4%
Contractual expenses
$10,179
11.3%
Mailing
$9,077
10.1%
Taxes - federal
$6,739
7.5%
Online advertising
$5,643
6.3%
Sponsorships
$4,700
5.2%
Refunds
$3,000
3.3%
Merchant processing fee
$2,061
2.3%
Meals
$1,778
2%
Returned contribution
$1,500
1.7%
Telephones
$1,408
1.6%
T-shirts
$1,359
1.5%
Health insurance
$1,358
1.5%
Storage
$1,061
1.2%
Ad books
$900
1%
Equipment rental
$800
0.9%
Database fee
$750
0.8%
Newspaper advertising
$615
0.7%
Payroll processing fees
$369
0.4%
Printing
$294
0.3%
Transportation
$224
0.3%
Worker's compensation
$210
0.2%
Food
$174
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
KJD Strategies
2018-08-07
$16,500
Consulting
Breaker Press
2018-08-29
$9,077
Mailing
Rockwater
2018-08-13
$5,643
Online advertising
John Geahan
2018-09-27
$4,330
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2018-08-30
$4,330
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2018-07-30
$3,783
Staff salaries
US Department of Treasury
2018-09-28
$3,158
Taxes - federal
E Landa
2018-07-09
$2,355
Contractual expenses
Linda Fleener
2018-09-30
$2,314
Staff salaries
US Department of Treasury
2018-08-31
$2,128
Taxes - federal
Heneghan Wrecking Co.
2018-09-27
$2,000
Refunds
Benjamin Sachs
2018-09-11
$1,800
Contractual expenses
Chicago Botanic Garden
2018-09-19
$1,778
Meals
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-07-02
$1,626
Merchant processing fee
2230 Elston, LLC
2018-07-10
$1,500
Returned contribution
Christian Ficara
2018-08-30
$1,500
Consulting
Christian Ficara
2018-07-30
$1,500
Consulting
John Ficara
2018-09-27
$1,500
Consulting
US Department of Treasury
2018-07-31
$1,452
Taxes - federal
Minuteman Press
2018-09-06
$1,359
T-shirts
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-09-27
$1,300
Contractual expenses
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-08-30
$1,300
Contractual expenses
Stephen Niketopoulos
2018-07-30
$1,300
Contractual expenses
@properties
2018-09-28
$1,000
Refunds
Les Turner ALS Foundation
2018-09-26
$1,000
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