Davidsmeyer's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 23.1% of this total ($1,075) going to Carrollton Hawk Pride in Carrollton. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davidsmeyer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sponsorships
$4,660
38.1%
Fund raising (food)
$3,320
27.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,524
12.5%
Subscriptions
$680
5.6%
Postage
$588
4.8%
Fundraiser -- invitations
$519
4.2%
Cell phones
$419
3.4%
Phones & internet
$194
1.6%
Phones
$137
1.1%
Internet access
$100
0.8%
Event tickets
$75
0.6%
Office supplies
$17
0.1%
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
Hamilton's Catering
2016-03-07
$3,320
Fund raising (food)
Carrollton Hawk Pride
2016-02-13
$1,045
Sponsorships
The Source
2016-01-21
$615
Newspaper advertising
United States Post Office
2016-01-21
$588
Postage
Campbell Publications
2016-01-21
$552
Newspaper advertising
Staples
2016-01-21
$519
Fundraiser -- invitations
Capitol Fax/Ahead of Our Times Publishing
2016-03-07
$500
Subscriptions
Mia Ware Foundation
2016-02-23
$400
Sponsorships
Greene/Jersey Shoppers
2016-01-21
$357
Newspaper advertising
West Central Illinois FNRA
2016-03-24
$350
Sponsorships
Rotary Club of Jacksonville IL
2016-02-12
$340
Sponsorships
Twin Rivers Ducks Unlimited
2016-02-06
$325
Sponsorships
Midwest Youth Services
2016-03-07
$300
Sponsorships
Women's Crisis Center
2016-02-29
$240
Sponsorships
Boy Scouts of America
2016-03-07
$225
Sponsorships
At & T
2016-02-10
$210
Cell phones
At & T
2016-01-12
$209
Cell phones
Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville
2016-03-21
$200
Sponsorships
OSS Athletics
2016-03-07
$200
Sponsorships
The Nursery School
2016-01-21
$200
Sponsorships
Grafton Technologies, Inc.
2016-01-21
$194
Phones & internet
Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-07
$190
Sponsorships
Greene/Jersey Shoppers
2016-03-07
$180
Subscriptions
Winchester Bowl
2016-02-20
$180
Sponsorships
Frontier Communications
2016-03-07
$137
Phones