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Womens Business Development Center

Grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-3488628

Total giving
$5.9MTax year 2025
Total assets
$36MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

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.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$990K2020
$31M2021
$930K2022
$2.4M2023
$52M2024
$5.9M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Helen Millerseiu Member Education & Traing Center$160K2021
Quad County Urban League$140K2021
Seize the Future Development Foundation Dba Invest Aurora$110K2021
Waubonsee Community College$75K2021
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce$75K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.wbdc.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.