Stephens's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Amazing Giraffe Consulting in Rosmeont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stephens's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
23.4%
Sponsorships
$2,500
19.5%
Consulting feb 2018
$1,500
11.7%
Consulting march 2018
$1,500
11.7%
Retirement luncheon
$701
5.5%
Floral
$697
5.4%
Durkin fundraiser luncheon
$566
4.4%
Donation - full page ad book
$500
3.9%
Cell phones
$372
2.9%
Flowers
$347
2.7%
January 2018 mileage reimbursement
$332
2.6%
Tax services
$305
2.4%
Donations
$200
1.6%
Fundraising software license
$166
1.3%
Computer software
$159
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ramblin Raycing
2018-01-11
$2,500
Sponsorships
Amazing Giraffe Consulting
2018-01-07
$1,500
Consulting
Amazing Giraffe Consulting
2018-02-28
$1,500
Consulting feb 2018
Amazing Giraffe Consulting
2018-02-28
$1,500
Consulting march 2018
Amazing Giraffe Consulting
2018-03-31
$1,500
Consulting
Ginos East Rosemont
2018-02-08
$701
Retirement luncheon
Gene & Georgetti Rosemont
2018-03-16
$566
Durkin fundraiser luncheon
Chicago Police Football Team
2018-03-06
$500
Donation - full page ad book
Water Lily Flower and Gift Shop
2018-01-11
$350
Floral
Water Lily Flower and Gift Shop
2018-03-31
$347
Flowers
Water Lily Flower and Gift Shop
2018-03-06
$346
Floral
Brad Stephens
2018-02-08
$332
January 2018 mileage reimbursement
CliftonLarsonAllen
2018-03-06
$305
Tax services
Optimist Club of Des Plaines
2018-03-14
$200
Donations
Elect Inc.
2018-01-11
$166
Fundraising software license
Microsoft
2018-03-26
$159
Computer software
AT&T Mobility
2018-03-14
$134
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2018-02-08
$119
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2018-01-07
$118
Cell phones