Mission
THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WBDC) IS TO SUPPORT AND ACCELERATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, SERVING ALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN, AND IMPACT ON, THE ECONOMY.
Public Charity
WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15.2M revenue, $16.3M expenses, $8.9M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $25.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 363488628
CHICAGO, IL
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.2M
Total Expenses$16.3M
Total Assets$8.9M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$25.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Women's Business Development Center
How Women's Business Development Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $95 for programs
$62
The access to capital program focuses on helping business owners develop a better understanding of their business finances by providing financial assessment and counseling, loan application assistance as…
$10
The established business program serves established businesses who would like to grow their business and build capacity
$9
The wbdc provides women's business enterprise (wbe) certification to women-owned businesses in a nine state midwest region through a partnership with the women's business enterprise national council (wbenc)
Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TO SUBSIDIZE WBENC CERTIFICATION WORK.
$319,512
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$90,000
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$50,000
CHARITABLE DONATION
$45,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,147
Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Alison Chung
FUNDRAISING COMM CHAIR
Amy Yuhn
DIRECTOR
Arabel Alva Rosales
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Beth Kieffer Leonard Cpa
MANAGING DIR ENT BUS PROG AND SVCS
Blanca Berthier
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Cassandra Sanford
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.2M | $16.3M | $8.9M |
| 2024 | $64.8M | $63.4M | $10.2M |
| 2023 | $14.9M | $14.2M | $35.5M |
| 2022 | $10.6M | $9.2M | $7.0M |
| 2021 | $38.5M | $36.8M | $6.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $38.5M to $15.2M (-60%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.