Business Development Corporation FY2020 filing

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EIN 35-1548607 Membership association South Bend, IN
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$952K
FY2020
Expenses
$576K
FY2020

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Promotes economic growth in North Central Indiana and Southwest Michigan counties. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $952K in revenue, $576K in expenses, and $4.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1983
Type
Membership association · Nonprofit
Location
South Bend, IN
Website
www.bdcloan.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$952KFY2020
Expenses
$576K
Net assets
$4.7M
People
25
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes economic growth in North Central Indiana and Southwest Michigan counties.
Leadership
Elizabeth Wittling · President/COO · $158K
Money in and out
$952K revenue, $576K expenses
Bottom line
+39% operating surplus

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A social-welfare organization or civic league. Contributions are generally not tax-deductible.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

NEUTRAL

No foundation grants on file

No Schedule I/Schedule R grants from other foundations are on file for this EIN. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

79% to programs

79% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$1–10M

Revenue band $1–10M. Not enough years on file for a trend. See detail →

Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$952K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$576K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $376K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Operating surplus
+39%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
72%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
68%
of spending is salaries & benefits

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$4.7M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$74K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$376K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBusiness Development Corporation
EINHdr · item D35-1548607
Principal addressHdr · item CSouth Bend, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bdcloan.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1983
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1983

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/COO
$157,643Pt VII · Sec A
Closing Officer/Accountant
$67,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · 5 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—
Kalin Miller—————$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Generated 21 new SBA-guaranteed loans totaling $16,019,143 and 1 new direct loan for $250,000, and serviced 175 SBA-guaranteed loans totaling $67,134,906 and 15 direct loans totaling $1,798,513

$458Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$688K · 72%
Investment income$264K · 28%
Program service revenue72%$688K
Investment income28%$264K
Total revenueLn 12$952K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program services79%$458K
Management & general21%$118K
Total functional expensesLn 25$576K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$74K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed23.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.3M · Operating expenses/yr $576K
68.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $458K · Total expenses $576K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $118K · Total expenses $576K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $576K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $952K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $952K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $688K · Total revenue $952K
72%
Investment reliance
Investment income $264K · Total revenue $952K
+28%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $688K · Total expenses $576K
119%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $952K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $952K · Expenses $576K
+39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.7M · Total assets $4.7M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.7M
46%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elizabeth Wittling · Reported title President/COO · Highest reported compensation $158K · Total expenses $576K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $394K · Total expenses $576K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%——
Legal fee ratio 8%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$888K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$816K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$872K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$952K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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