Cronin's committee spent the most on event expenses in the quarter, with 59.6% of this total ($22,904) 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
$38,451
36.5%
Mailing costs
$32,019
30.4%
Consulting
$13,882
13.2%
Printing expenses
$4,766
4.5%
Contributions
$4,410
4.2%
Dining expense
$2,423
2.3%
Mailing service
$1,549
1.5%
Event deposit
$1,500
1.4%
Printing
$1,056
1%
Bank fees
$1,045
1%
Phones
$864
0.8%
Event entertainment expense
$700
0.7%
Sponsorships
$500
0.5%
Filming
$500
0.5%
Postage
$473
0.5%
Accounting services
$458
0.4%
Flowers
$332
0.3%
Parade sponsor
$250
0.2%
Parade candy
$202
0.2%
Po box fee
$64
< 0.1%
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
2018-03-16
$22,904
Event expenses
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-03-02
$14,351
Mailing costs
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-02-21
$9,705
Mailing costs
Drury Lane
2018-03-20
$8,886
Event expenses
Triple D Consulting
2018-03-29
$5,000
Consulting
Sir Speedy
2018-03-20
$3,378
Printing expenses
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-02-21
$2,500
Mailing costs
Fenwick High School
2018-03-14
$2,500
Contributions
Liberty Sales
2018-03-20
$2,206
Event expenses
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-02-21
$1,911
Mailing costs
Roberto's Ristorante
2018-01-22
$1,807
Dining expense
Harrington's Catering
2018-01-28
$1,500
Event deposit
Elect Inc.
2018-01-22
$1,499
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2018-02-26
$1,458
Consulting
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-02-21
$1,363
Mailing costs
Sir Speedy
2018-02-14
$1,300
Printing expenses
Culloton Strategies
2018-01-28
$1,120
Consulting
Mid-American Printing Systems
2018-02-21
$1,068
Mailing costs
Minuteman Press
2018-03-21
$1,056
Printing
Culloton Strategies
2018-03-28
$1,054
Consulting
Stripe
2018-03-31
$1,045
Bank fees
Express Mailing Service
2018-02-13
$963
Mailing service
Lofendo's Flowers Balloons & More
2018-03-20
$958
Event expenses
Liberty Sales
2018-03-20
$903
Event expenses
Good Earth Greenhouse
2018-03-29
$899
Event expenses
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