Harmon's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,500) going to Professional Circulation Inc. in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harmon's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$16,500
31.6%
Sponsorships
$9,898
18.9%
Staff salary
$5,567
10.7%
Rent
$5,375
10.3%
Supplies
$2,627
5%
Subscriptions
$1,848
3.5%
Payroll taxes
$1,742
3.3%
Postage
$1,251
2.4%
Videography
$1,229
2.4%
Lodging
$1,074
2.1%
Printing/publishing
$900
1.7%
Utilities
$643
1.2%
Photography
$525
1%
Parking
$435
0.8%
Internet & phones
$434
0.8%
Custodial services
$434
0.8%
Payroll fees
$418
0.8%
Recycling services
$392
0.8%
Volunteer meals
$313
0.6%
Phones
$285
0.6%
Event tickets
$200
0.4%
Transportation
$194
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Professional Circulation Inc.
2018-09-27
$16,500
Consulting
Wednesday Journal
2018-09-25
$2,500
Sponsorships
Greenhouse Management
2018-09-13
$1,849
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2018-07-05
$1,763
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2018-07-24
$1,763
Rent
Park District of Oak Park
2018-09-24
$1,300
Sponsorships
Vanilla Video
2018-08-28
$1,229
Videography
Costco Wholesale
2018-09-26
$1,104
Supplies
Karen Fischer
2018-09-04
$1,080
Staff salary
JW Marriott
2018-08-03
$1,074
Lodging
Consolidated Printing
2018-09-21
$1,001
Postage
Karen Fischer
2018-07-02
$949
Staff salary
Karen Fischer
2018-08-15
$915
Staff salary
Karen Fischer
2018-07-16
$872
Staff salary
Karen Fischer
2018-08-01
$787
Staff salary
Karen Fischer
2018-09-14
$781
Staff salary
Michaels
2018-08-20
$770
Supplies
Wednesday Journal
2018-09-04
$671
Sponsorships
Royal Publishing
2018-07-09
$650
Printing/publishing
Austin POWER 5k
2018-09-21
$600
Sponsorships
Sarah Matheson Photos
2018-09-19
$525
Photography
Greater St. John Bible Church
2018-07-25
$500
Sponsorships
Isaac S. Carothers Youth & Senior Foundation
2018-07-25
$500
Sponsorships
Presence Behavioral Health
2018-08-02
$500
Sponsorships
River Grove Lions Club
2018-08-03
$500
Sponsorships
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