Business Development Corporation

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To further economic Development,principally within any and all counties located in north central indiana and southwest michigan.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1548607) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $278K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
61% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$290K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
21.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
21.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$566K
8% of total assets
Liabilities are 8% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$783K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$952K
FY2021$872K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$888K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$783K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$672K
FY2025$783K
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $481K Management & general 39% · $302K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $290K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
Accountant/C
$83,873Pt VII · Sec A
$46,467Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth J Wittling$46,467$169,880$171,600$174,875$162,500—
Carrie Kosac$160,000$31,635————
Elizabeth Wittling—————$157,643
Kalin Miller$83,873$82,600$81,250$70,752$68,650$67,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes economic growth in North Central Indiana and Southwest Michigan counties.

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1 program · $481K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Economic development. Closed and funded 10 sba 504 loans totaling 2,357,000 as of fiscal year ending 12/31/2025 and also approved 17 loans totaling 9,254,000. In 2025, we also funded 1 direct loan in the amount of 100,000 and one vacant building credit enhancement loan in the amount of 500,000.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1548607) · Dispute this line
$481Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 16 grants · $163K · 2022–2025
OthersFY2025$6,500
OthersFY2024$7,500
The Casie Center INCIN · FY2022$10,000
Reins of Life INCIN · FY2022$10,000
Reta INCIN · FY2022$10,000
Life Treatment Centers INCIN · FY2022$10,000
The Center for Growth & IndependencFY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$537K
Other incomeLn 4–11$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$235K
Money outPt IX
$783K
Ln 25
Programscol B$481K
Managementcol C$302K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$537K
Investment incomeLn 3$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$328K
Gains on assetsLn 7$328K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$727K
SavingsLn 2$656K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$829K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Other assetsLn 15$130K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$697K$566K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$52K$52K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$331K$275K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$6K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$870$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$19K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$17K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$27K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$33K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$37K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$783K$481K$302K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $1.1M$783K$317K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 30, 2025 $1.0M$672K$330K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2024 $888K$620K$267K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2023 $816K$699K$117K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2022 $872K$612K$261K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2021 $952K$576K$376K$4.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,100,442 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $655,870$537,272
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $345,849$563,170
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,001,719$1,100,442
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,500$51,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $450,016$492,808
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $214,579$239,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $672,095$783,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $329,624$317,122
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,100,442 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $537,272$537,272
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $235,253$235,253
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $327,917$327,917
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $537,272 · Excluded from tax $563,170$1,100,442
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,320 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $51,500$51,500
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $275,064 · Management $55,839$330,903
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,248 · Management $85,751$91,999
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $870 · Management $2,614$3,484
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,683 · Management $20,824$39,507
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,381 · Management $9,534$26,915
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $26,619 · Management $2,522$29,141
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,070$16,070
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,927$21,927
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,288$8,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,036$15,036
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $40,822$40,822
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,160 · Management $18,188$51,348
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,352$4,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,801 · Management $15,227$52,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $481,362 · Management $301,958 · Fundraising $0$783,320
Part X · Balance sheet $6,671,192 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $689,442$726,865
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $697,927$655,845
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $516,586$828,573
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,463$20,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,477$5,126
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,895,648$4,304,778
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $663,036$129,964
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,491,579$6,671,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,262$27,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $142,948$538,693
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $697,210$565,709
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,794,369$6,105,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,794,369$6,105,483
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,491,579$6,671,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,105,483 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,100,442
XI-2 Total expenses$783,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$317,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,794,369
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,008
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,105,483

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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