Althoff's committee spent the most on fundraising services retainer in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Joan M. Etten LLC in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Althoff's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising services retainer
$3,000
22.9%
Donations
$2,769
21.1%
Fundraiser deposit
$2,500
19.1%
Travel expenses
$1,634
12.5%
Lodging
$1,139
8.7%
Dining
$509
3.9%
Treasurer work
$450
3.4%
Parade supplies
$213
1.6%
Flowers
$213
1.6%
Post box rent
$198
1.5%
Stamps
$147
1.1%
Gift baskets
$115
0.9%
Event expenses
$90
0.7%
Gifts given
$75
0.6%
Membership dues
$20
0.2%
Mail supplies
$13
0.1%
Office supplies
$8
< 0.1%
Postage
$1
< 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
American Club The
2017-08-23
$2,500
Fundraiser deposit
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-07-18
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-08-10
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-09-05
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Westin Boston
2017-08-10
$980
Lodging
Raue Center for the Arts
2017-07-11
$750
Donations
Journeycare
2017-07-17
$500
Donations
McHenry County 4H Foundation
2017-08-28
$500
Donations
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic
2017-07-31
$390
Travel expenses
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic
2017-08-11
$363
Travel expenses
United Air Lines
2017-08-07
$323
Travel expenses
McHenry County Council of Governments
2017-07-14
$300
Donations
1776 Inc.
2017-08-21
$298
Dining
Marengo area Outreach Enterprises
2017-07-03
$250
Donations
Promote Fox Lake
2017-09-25
$250
Donations
Sam's Club
2017-08-01
$213
Parade supplies
United Air Lines
2017-09-07
$200
Travel expenses
Postmaster Crystal Lake
2017-08-17
$198
Post box rent
Land Conservancy of McHenry County The
2017-09-25
$169
Donations
Treasure Island
2017-09-05
$158
Lodging
Legal Harborside
2017-08-09
$150
Dining
Eric Parker
2017-07-10
$150
Treasurer work
Eric Parker
2017-08-02
$150
Treasurer work
Eric Parker
2017-09-07
$150
Treasurer work
Postmaster McHenry
2017-09-11
$147
Stamps