Cronin's committee spent the most on event expenses in the quarter, with 64.4% of this total ($23,323) going to Harrington's Catering in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cronin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Event expenses
$36,215
46.7%
Printing
$14,631
18.9%
Consulting
$9,800
12.6%
Entertainment
$2,350
3%
Contributions
$1,895
2.4%
Direct mail
$1,708
2.2%
Software
$1,499
1.9%
Salaries
$1,271
1.6%
Mailing service
$1,171
1.5%
Phones
$1,166
1.5%
Accounting services
$1,166
1.5%
Coffee
$777
1%
Dining expense
$507
0.7%
Advertising
$500
0.6%
Parade sponsor
$500
0.6%
Data entry
$400
0.5%
Filming
$400
0.5%
Ad - spring benefit
$375
0.5%
Parade candy
$239
0.3%
After parade refreshments
$238
0.3%
Volunteer luncheon
$208
0.3%
Taxes
$200
0.3%
Ad books
$200
0.3%
Tax assistance
$150
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Harrington's Catering
2016-03-11
$23,323
Event expenses
American Strategies LLC
2016-03-09
$9,826
Printing
Drury Lane
2016-03-18
$8,092
Event expenses
Culloton Strategies
2016-03-21
$5,000
Consulting
Sir Speedy
2016-03-28
$3,136
Printing
Liberty Sales
2016-03-18
$2,171
Event expenses
James Cornelison
2016-02-26
$1,750
Entertainment
Sir Speedy
2016-02-05
$1,668
Printing
Elect Inc.
2016-01-06
$1,499
Software
Lofendo's Flowers Balloons & More
2016-03-13
$1,333
Event expenses
Express Mailing Service
2016-02-11
$1,171
Mailing service
Dominican University
2016-02-20
$1,000
Contributions
ELECT Systems Inc.
2016-03-01
$1,000
Consulting
Chicago Lock Box
2016-03-18
$909
Direct mail
Dan Gilmartin CPA
2016-02-22
$845
Accounting services
Elect Inc.
2016-03-21
$800
Consulting
Chicago Lock Box
2016-03-18
$799
Direct mail
Dana Schenkel
2016-02-29
$773
Salaries
Carbone Group Inc
2016-02-05
$724
Phones
Prism Entertainment Ltd.
2016-03-13
$695
Event expenses
william dwyer
2016-03-18
$600
Entertainment
American Strategies LLC
2016-03-21
$500
Advertising
ELECT Systems Inc.
2016-01-06
$500
Consulting
Fenwick High School
2016-03-28
$500
Contributions
Barbara Finn
2016-02-05
$500
Consulting
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