Rogers's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,400) going to William J. Martin Ltd. in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rogers's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$8,400
32.9%
Donations
$6,000
23.5%
Fund raising.
$3,655
14.3%
Consulting
$2,250
8.8%
Computer services
$1,600
6.3%
Computer software
$1,538
6%
Database service
$525
2.1%
Meeting room
$500
2%
Meals
$497
2%
Dues
$200
0.8%
Staff lunch
$200
0.8%
Tickets
$160
0.6%
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
William J. Martin Ltd.
2017-03-15
$8,400
Legal fees
Majostee Allstars
2017-03-02
$4,000
Donations
The Kitchen Restaurant
2017-03-30
$3,655
Fund raising.
The Support Group
2017-03-16
$1,500
Donations
NetDepot
2017-02-11
$769
Computer software
NetDepot
2017-01-11
$769
Computer software
Kathleen (Kitty) Geary
2017-01-06
$750
Consulting
Kathleen (Kitty) Geary
2017-02-03
$750
Consulting
Kathleen (Kitty) Geary
2017-03-01
$750
Consulting
NGP Van
2017-01-01
$525
Database service
Coalition Remembrance of Elijah
2017-02-16
$500
Donations
S L Sports Lounge
2017-01-21
$500
Meeting room
Renaissance Bronzeville
2017-03-30
$497
Meals
Carminati Consulting, Inc.
2017-03-15
$250
Computer services
VOIP Innovations
2017-01-01
$203
Computer services
Citizens Action Committee
2017-02-16
$200
Dues
Wabash Foods, Inc.
2017-03-24
$200
Staff lunch
Il Restuarant Association
2017-02-15
$160
Tickets
VOIP Innovations
2017-01-20
$122
Computer services
VOIP Innovations
2017-01-19
$111
Computer services
VOIP Innovations
2017-01-23
$110
Computer services
Microsoft
2017-03-28
$84
Computer services
Microsoft
2017-01-31
$84
Computer services
Microsoft
2017-02-28
$84
Computer services
MailChimp
2017-03-25
$75
Computer services