Gonzalez's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 38.8% of this total ($2,500) going to Alicia's House in Beecher. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzalez's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$6,450
38.4%
Consulting
$3,000
17.8%
Donation for chili cook-off
$1,100
6.5%
Fundraisers
$1,000
6%
Storage space
$592
3.5%
Sponsorships
$500
3%
Business meal
$429
2.6%
Gift cards
$400
2.4%
Event supplies & gift cards
$329
2%
Sister city festival supplies
$310
1.8%
Website expenses
$287
1.7%
Sister cities festival supplies
$256
1.5%
Raffle prizes
$248
1.5%
Volunteer gift cards
$240
1.4%
Gasoline
$211
1.3%
Raffle prize frames
$200
1.2%
Purchase of geofilter- sister cities festival
$192
1.1%
Tables
$171
1%
Fundraiser display
$167
1%
Sister cities festival expense
$166
1%
Alarm services
$159
1%
Flag for sister cities festival
$158
0.9%
Event supplies
$81
0.5%
Fundraiser decorations
$52
0.3%
Basket giveaway
$37
0.2%
Floral arrangement
$27
0.2%
Volunteer gasoline
$25
0.2%
Holiday gift giveaway
$20
0.1%
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
David Ormsby, Inc.
2017-09-27
$3,000
Consulting
Alicia's House
2017-08-08
$2,500
Donations
Aunt Martha's
2017-09-04
$1,500
Donations
City of Chicago Heights
2017-09-11
$1,100
Donation for chili cook-off
Melrose Park Civic Committee
2017-08-10
$1,000
Donations
Maria Zambrano
2017-07-01
$1,000
Fundraisers
Ssmctf
2017-08-02
$500
Sponsorships
St. Agnes School
2017-08-10
$500
Donations
Target
2017-07-27
$400
Gift cards
Walgreens
2017-07-07
$329
Event supplies & gift cards
Alliance to End Homelessness
2017-08-14
$250
Donations
Beacon Hill Pioneer College Scholarship
2017-08-14
$250
Donations
Chicago Heights Humane Society
2017-08-25
$250
Donations
Jim & Steve Sportscard Shop
2017-07-07
$248
Raffle prizes
Speedway
2017-07-07
$240
Volunteer gift cards
Public Storage
2017-07-12
$222
Storage space
Howard Hartung Framing
2017-07-07
$200
Raffle prize frames
Thomas Cellini Huntington's Foundation
2017-08-14
$200
Donations
Tender Trap
2017-08-11
$195
Business meal
Snapchat
2017-09-18
$192
Purchase of geofilter- sister cities festival
Public Storage
2017-08-04
$185
Storage space
Public Storage
2017-09-05
$185
Storage space
Home Goods
2017-07-07
$171
Tables
Walmart
2017-09-18
$170
Sister city festival supplies
Godaddy.com
2017-07-05
$167
Website expenses
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