In total, we spent approximately 75% of our total available budget.  We were able to get a significant number of components sponsored, namely the big-ticket items of a Velodyne VLP-16 LIDAR ($9000) and DJI Matrice 100 Drone ($3000).

The overall budgeting process worked well, we were never in any danger of going over our allotted budget once we secured the donations of the most expensive items.  We kept a close eye on how much we were spending to always stay within the allotted amount.