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Schor spent $24,650 from 527 account in one day

July 16, 2020

 

The last time I wrote about Lansing mayor Andy Schor's 527 account was in November 2019, after he submitted his first complete report in electronic form. That was for the first half of 2019. He has submitted three reports since then, the last for the second quarter of 2020. Here are the contributions since 1/1/2019 that amounted to $500 or more:

 

Contributor Employer Date Amount
AF Group   8/23/2019 2000
Richard Peffley Board of Water and Light 4/1/2019 1000
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters   4/1/2019 1000
Miller, Canfield PAC   4/12/2019 1000
UAW Michigan V-PAC   4/12/2019 1000
Blue Cross Blue Shield   4/12/2019 1000
Kevin McKinney Lansing Medical Cannabis Guild 5/2/2019 1000
Jeffrey Padden Public Policy Associates 3/9/2020 1000
Joel Ferguson Ferguson Development 3/19/2020 1000
Blue Cross Blue Shield   3/19/2020 1000
AF Group   3/19/2020 1000
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters   4/1/2020 1000
Rachel and Ben Amber Amber Apartments 6/19/2020 1000
James M. Grant Energy Developments 3/1/2019 500
Jennie Mahoney Firekeepers Casino Hotel 3/9/2019 500
Martin Waymire   4/1/2019 500
Gregory Minshall Eng, Inc 4/1/2019 500
Jack Davis Loomis 4/1/2019 500
Hubbell Roth and Clark Inc   4/1/2019 500
Padnos   4/1/2019 500
Bruce Ashley Public Affairs Associates 4/1/2019 500
Gary Granger Granger Group 4/1/2019 500
David Mittleman Grewal 4/1/2019 500
Christopher Stralkowski Ferguson Development 4/1/2019 500
The Christman Company   4/1/2019 500
Sparrow Health System   4/1/2019 500
The Mannik and Smith Group Inc   4/1/2019 500
Steve Young Government Consultant Services, Inc 4/1/2019 500
Clark Hill PLC   4/12/2019 500
Teamsters Drive PAC   5/13/2019 500
Kevin McGraw River Caddis Development 2/21/2020 500
DLZ Michigan Inc   2/28/2020 500
Grewal Law   2/28/2020 500
Jack Davis Loomis 2/28/2020 500
Gregory Minshall Eng, Inc 3/6/2020 500
Charles Hauser Granger Waste Services 3/9/2020 500
Beverly R. Nettles Revocable   3/13/2020 500
Delta Dental of Michigan   3/13/2020 500
Christopher Stralkowski   3/19/2020 500
Governmental Consultant Services   3/19/2020 500
Erik Frost Waseyabek Development Company LLC 4/14/2020 500
Kingdom Life Church   5/7/2020 500

 

My November 11, 2019 story explains 527 accounts, gives a little history on Schor's reporting, and tells how to look up the reports on the IRS website.

 

Here are the totals from the electronic reports:

  Contributions Expenditures
1/1/2019-12/31/2019 25,338 22,707
1/1/2020-3/31/2020 15,565 7,248
4/1/2020-6/30/2020 3,096 25,900
  $43,999 $55,855

 

Since total expenditures exceed contributions, there must have been a balance in the account at the end of 2018. He's had this 527 account since 2013, when he was a state representative. The reports give no ending balance.

 

Expenditures are mostly donations to civic organizations, but also include expenses related to the office and the 527 account, such as the $798 to Keystone Millbrook Printing for "holiday cards" and the $2003 to Capital Fundraising Associates for "consulting". As I said in my November 11 story, he doesn't seem to use it for personal needs, like Virg Bernero did. Here are the expenditures from 1/1/2019-6/30/2020, sorted by date:

 

Recipient Purpose Date Amount
Keystone Millbrook Printing Holiday Cards 1/3/2019 798
LCC Foundation Donation 1/3/2019 100
UFCW 951 Foundation Bowl-a-Thon 1/3/2019 100
Lansing Ignite Scarves 1/9/2019 212
Patronicity SW Lansing Beacon Park and Playground Donation 1/14/2019 108
Epicenter of Worship Church Donation 1/20/2019 25
Capitol Fundraising Associates Consulting 2/4/2019 480
Lansing Made Donation 2/4/2019 50
Keystone Millbrook Printing Postage 2/11/2019 847
Divine Connection Pastor Salute Ticket 2/15/2019 40
Marcus Cotton Donation to JiveOne5even 2/17/2019 20
Keystone Millbrook Printing 3/20/19 Invites 2/19/2019 1729
Keystone Millbrook Printing Printing of 3/20/19 event invites 2/19/2019 1780
Lansing for Cesar Chavez Event 2/21/2019 100
Keystone Millbrook Printing Printing of 3/20/19 event invites - remaining balance 2/22/2019 45
Special Olympics Michigan Polar Plunge donation 2/26/2019 100
Keystone Millbrook Printing Neighborhood and School Fundraiser 2/28/2019 50
Mt. Hope Elementary School STEAM Neighborhood and School Fundraiser 2/28/2019 50
Michigan Shiga Sister State Boad 50th Anniversary City Trip 3/4/2019 200
GLAC of NANBPW Ticket to program 3/5/2019 40
Space for Grace 50th Anniversary Celebration 3/5/2019 50
Christo Rey Community Center Donation 3/20/2019 20
Professional Party Planner Food for 3/20 event 3/26/2019 1023
GLAC of NANBPW Advertisement 3/29/2019 75
Greater Lansing Club of the NANBPW Ad 3/29/2019 75
Northwest Presbyterian Church Tee sponsorship 3/29/2019 100
Refugee Development Center Fundraiser ticket 3/29/2019 100
Lansing Lugnuts Food for City Box Guests for Ignite Game 4/16/2019 400
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Donation to annual dinner 4/17/2019 100
One Love Global Sponsor of 5 girls at the Grit, Glam and Girls Program 4/17/2019 250
Against All Odds Foundation Donation to sponsor the event 4/30/2019 150
Against All Odds Foundation Breast Cancer Aware Ad sponsorship for event 4/30/2019 100
Capitol Fundraising Associates Consulting 4/30/2019 2003
Lansing Brewing Company Food for staff appreciation 4/30/2019 92
United Way Ticket to Women United Event 4/30/2019 30
Michigan Shiga Sister State Boad 50th Anniversary City Trip to Otsu 5/21/2019 2232
SouthNaz (South Curch of the Nazarene) Donation to Love My City 5/22/2019 50
Tournament of Friendship Donation for Scholarship 5/22/2019 100
Union Missionary Baptis Church Offering for service attended 5/22/2019 50
Union Missionary Baptist Church Donation 5/22/2019 50
Andi Crawford Reimbursement for participatory budget night 6/4/2019 126
Lansing Harmony Festival Sponsorship 6/4/2019 100
Phil Denny's Armory Smooth Jazz Fete Sponsorship 6/4/2019 100
Michigan HRDI Donation for golf fundraiser hole sponsorship 6/6/2019 150
Leslie McCarrick Reimbursement for Dapper Dads tickets 6/19/2019 120
Southwest Action Group (SWAG) Four tickets for fundraiser 6/19/2019 45
Lansing Lugnuts Food for July 4th Lugnuts Game 7/5/2019 247
State of Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Annual Report Filing Fee 8/5/2019 20
Lansing Urban Farm Project Donation to Harvest Gala 8/6/2019 100
Paradise Funeral Home Donation for funeral expenses - Tainian Gant 8/9/2019 50
Allen Neighborhood Center Donation - Big Fuss 8/30/2019 100
Cristo Rey Community Center Donation - Tee Sponsorship 8/30/2019 175
Lansing Eastern Baseball Donation 8/30/2019 25
NAACP Donation - Freedom Fund Dinner 8/30/2019 150
Refugee Development Center Donation - Fundraiser 8/30/2019 100
Capital City River Run Donation for Capital City River Run 9/10/2019 41
Capitol Fundraising Associates Consulting 9/11/2019 494
Boys and Girls Club of Lansing Donation to Fundraiser 9/17/2019 125
Uplift Our Youth Donation to Fundraiser 9/17/2019 100
Firecracker Foundation Donation to Fundraiser 9/27/2019 50
Capital Area United Way Fundraising Ticket 10/1/2019 100
Greater Lansing Food Bank Donation to Empty Bowls 10/11/2019 20
U.S. Postal Service Annual Fee 10/11/2019 92
ValuLand Groceries for AKA Gourmet Gents Fundraiser 10/12/2019 61
ValuLand Groceries for AKA Gourmet Gents Fundraiser 10/13/2019 9
Kroger Food for striking UAW workers 10/14/2019 11
Old Newsboys Association of Greater Lansing Donation 11/1/2019 50
ZavalaKidsFund (Facebook Fundraiser) Donation for children killed in fire 11/2/2019 100
Scrapfest LLC Purchase of Scrapfest Art Piece Sundance 11/4/2019 6572
First Presbyterian Church of Lansing Donation 11/10/2019 25
Union Missionary Baptist Church Donation 11/10/2019 25
Alexis Todosciuk Pictures for Holiday Card 11/23/2019 100
Andy Schor Reimbursement for Cell Service 12/2/2019 419
VFW Post 701 Donation to Hispanic Christmas Symposium 12/19/2019 15
Andy Schor Reimbursement for iPhone 12/20/2019 740
Andy Schor Cell Service 2020 1/2/2020 419
CACS Walk for Warmth 1/2/2020 100
Christ Kingdom Builders Church Donation to Community Programs 1/2/2020 100
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Red and White Sponsorship 1/2/2020 100
Michigan Women Forward Fundraising Breakfast Ticket 1/2/2020 50
South Lansing Community Development Association Ticket to Fundraiser 1/2/2020 100
Allied Media Postage for Holiday Cards 1/3/2020 252
Allied Media Holiday Card Printing 1/7/2020 547
Allied Media 3.17.20 Event Mailing Postage 2/10/2020 1148
Allied Media 3.17.20 Event Mailing Printing 2/12/2020 1403
Kehillat Israel Purim Spiel Sponsorship 2/18/2020 100
Lansing for Cesar E. Chavez Ticket to Dinner and Dance Event 2/18/2020 100
Refugee Development Center Donation 2/18/2020 100
Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation Ticket to Fundraiser 2/18/2020 50
NAACP Annual Membership 2/28/2020 30
Action of Greater Lansing Donation 3/3/2020 100
Greater Lansing Area Club of the NANBPW Donation to Founders Day Brunch 3/3/2020 125
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Theta Rho Seta Chapter Event Sponsorship 3/3/2020 125
Capitol National Bank Check redeposit fee 3/4/2020 7
Rachel Zimmer Purchase of Public Art 3/7/2020 30
Paypal Paypal Deposit 1 Fee Total 3/9/2020 92
Capitol Fundraising Associates Fee for Services 3/23/2020 1570
Advent House Golf Outing Sponsorship 3/24/2020 100
One Lansing Fund (Capital Area United Way) Donation 3/27/2020 500
Paypal Paypal Deposit 2 Fee Total 4/14/2020 14
Lansing 5:01 Donation to GoFundMe Campaign 5/1/2020 100
Capital Area Housing Partnership Donation to fundraiser 5/7/2020 250
Ele's Place Donation to Healing Hearts Society Breakfast 5/21/2020 100
Lansing Symphony Orchestra Donation to Crescendo Challenge 5/21/2020 100
Saginaw Oakland Commercial Association Donation to corridor beautification 5/21/2020 100
Moneyball Sportswear - Coach Chad Wilkerson Donation to Dribbling for Unity and Justice Event 6/16/2020 100
Lansing City Pulse Pride Ad 6/19/2020 376
The Lansing Catalyst Donation to Fundraiser 6/21/2020 100
Advent House Donation 6/23/2020 500
All of the Above Donation 6/23/2020 500
Allen Neighborhood Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
American Red Cross Donation 6/23/2020 500
Arts Council of Greater Lansing Donation 6/23/2020 500
Beekman Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region Donation 6/23/2020 500
Boys and Girls Club of Lansing Donation 6/23/2020 500
Capital Area Housing Partnership Donation 6/23/2020 250
Capital Area Literacy Coalition Donation 6/23/2020 500
Capital Area Mentoring Partnership Donation 6/23/2020 500
Capital City Film Festival Donation 6/23/2020 500
Care Free Medical and Dental Donation 6/23/2020 500
Child and Family Charities Donation 6/23/2020 500
City Rescue Mission Donation 6/23/2020 500
Community Circle Players Donation 6/23/2020 500
Cristo Rey Community Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Davies Project Donation 6/23/2020 500
Eastside Community Action Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Ele's Place Donation 6/23/2020 400
EVE Donation 6/23/2020 500
Fenner Nature Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Greater Lansing Food Bank Donation 6/23/2020 500
Habitat for Humanity Capital Region Donation 6/23/2020 500
Hannah's House Donation 6/23/2020 500
His Healing Hands Donation 6/23/2020 500
Holy Cross - New Hope Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
House of Promise Donation 6/23/2020 500
Housing Services of Mid-Michigan Donation 6/23/2020 500
Impression 5 Science Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Lansing Art Gallery Donation 6/23/2020 500
Loaves and Fishes Donation 6/23/2020 500
Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art Donation 6/23/2020 500
Mid-Michigan Recovery Services Donation 6/23/2020 500
Northwest Initiative Donation 6/23/2020 500
Old Town Commercial Association Donation 6/23/2020 500
RE Olds Museum Donation 6/23/2020 500
REACH Studio Art Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Refugee Development Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Resolution Services Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan Donation 6/23/2020 500
Salus Center Donation 6/23/2020 500
Salvation Army Donation 6/23/2020 500
South Lansing Community Development Association Donation 6/23/2020 500
South Lansing Ministries Donation 6/23/2020 500
Southside Community Coalition Donation 6/23/2020 500
Southside Community Kitchen Donation 6/23/2020 500
St. Vincent DePaul Society Donation 6/23/2020 500
Village Summit Donation 6/23/2020 500
Womens Center of Greater Lansing Donation 6/23/2020 500

 

Note the flurry of donations on 6/23/2020. They add up to $24,650.

 

Kyle Kaminski of the Lansing City Pulse also did a story on this.

 

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