Shore's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($60,172) going to The Strategy Group, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Shore's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$60,172
52.1%
Fundraising consulting
$20,000
17.3%
Direct mail
$18,882
16.4%
Consulting
$7,500
6.5%
Postage
$2,000
1.7%
Bank charges
$1,310
1.1%
Legal services
$1,300
1.1%
Printing
$937
0.8%
Accounting services
$750
0.7%
Fundraising expenses
$733
0.6%
Fundraiser food
$424
0.4%
Web consulting
$416
0.4%
Reimburse donation
$400
0.4%
Office supplies
$277
0.2%
Mailer printing
$257
0.2%
Fine for late filing
$152
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
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-03-14
$29,465
Mailing
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-03-19
$28,506
Mailing
KNI Communications
2018-03-08
$18,882
Direct mail
Scott Kastrup
2018-01-16
$17,500
Fundraising consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-01-08
$2,500
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-02-02
$2,500
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-03-22
$2,500
Consulting
Scott Kastrup
2018-03-05
$2,500
Fundraising consulting
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-03-07
$2,200
Mailing
Direct Mail Solutions
2018-03-08
$2,000
Postage
Michael Kreloff
2018-02-26
$1,300
Legal services
NGP Van
2018-01-08
$750
Accounting services
Prairie Moon
2018-03-08
$733
Fundraising expenses
ActBlue
2018-03-08
$429
Bank charges
Pastoral
2018-03-07
$424
Fundraiser food
Stephanie Comer
2018-03-26
$400
Reimburse donation
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2018-01-08
$389
Printing
Staples
2018-01-08
$322
Printing
Big Steps Consulting
2018-01-02
$320
Web consulting
Staples
2018-01-08
$277
Office supplies
ActBlue
2018-03-01
$261
Bank charges
Forest Printing
2018-03-31
$257
Mailer printing
FedEx
2018-01-08
$225
Printing
ActBlue
2018-03-07
$215
Bank charges
Illinois Board of Elections
2018-01-10
$152
Fine for late filing
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