Nekritz's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.4% of this total ($5,500) going to Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Nekritz's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,501
43.7%
Printing
$6,498
27%
Staff salaries
$3,000
12.5%
Sponsorships
$1,075
4.5%
Internet access
$786
3.3%
Subscriptions
$655
2.7%
Staff lodging
$638
2.7%
Newspaper advertising
$327
1.4%
Donations
$250
1%
Merchant banking fees
$82
0.3%
Annual meeting/dinner
$80
0.3%
Accounting fees
$77
0.3%
E-marketing
$58
0.2%
Cell phones
$22
< 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
Minuteman Press
2016-03-06
$6,498
Printing
John Amdor
2016-03-06
$3,000
Staff salaries
Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC
2016-01-07
$2,750
Consulting
Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC
2016-02-14
$2,750
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-03-06
$1,667
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-01-27
$1,667
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-01-02
$1,667
Consulting
Comcast - Chicago
2016-01-08
$696
Internet access
President Abraham Lincoln Doubletree Hotel
2016-03-04
$638
Staff lodging
Ahead of our Time Publishing
2016-02-21
$500
Subscriptions
Palatine Historical Society
2016-03-06
$500
Sponsorships
Chicago Jewish News
2016-01-07
$327
Newspaper advertising
River Trails Park District
2016-02-27
$300
Sponsorships
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-13
$275
Sponsorships
Partners for Our Communities
2016-03-14
$250
Donations
The Journal & Topics
2016-02-07
$155
Subscriptions
ActBlue Illinois
2016-01-12
$82
Merchant banking fees
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
2016-02-18
$80
Annual meeting/dinner
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-26
$58
E-marketing
ActBlue Illinois
2016-02-18
$39
Accounting fees
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-14
$35
Internet access
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-17
$35
Internet access
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-14
$22
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-07
$20
Internet access
ActBlue Illinois
2016-01-08
$19
Accounting fees