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Nonprofit · EIN 35-1548607

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · SOUTH BEND, IN 46601

Financials

$888K$620K2023$1M$672K2024$1.1M$783K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,100,442$783,320$317,122$6,671,192$565,709$6,105,483
December 31, 2024990$1,001,719$672,095$329,624$6,491,579$697,210$5,794,369
December 31, 2023990$887,630$620,367$267,263$6,012,715$675,216$5,337,499
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$537,272
Investment income
$563,170
Net gain from sales of assets
$327,917
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$51,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$330,903
Other salaries and wages
$91,999
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$492,808
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$29,141
Accounting fees
$16,070
Occupancy
$51,348
Depreciation
$4,352
Program services (functional)
$481,362
Management and general (functional)
$301,958

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,491,579
Total assets, end of year
$6,671,192
Total liabilities, end of year
$565,709
Net assets, end of year
$6,105,483
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,126
Publicly traded securities
$4,304,778
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,105,483
Gross receipts
$1,672,274
Employees
5
Volunteers
14
Year formed
1983
State of legal domicile
IN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE KOSACPRESIDENT
Officer
40$160,000$21,023
KALIN MILLERACCOUNTANT/C
Officer
40$83,873$19,540
ELIZABETH J WITTLINGPRESIDENT/CO
Officer
40$46,467$0
PETER GILLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RYAN HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL SCICCHITANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN STEELEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN OLUNDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY MCNARNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER OBERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TEDD SCHAFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM HEFFELFINGER CPATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RYAN BELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TOM ROSSCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH J WITTLINGPRESIDENT/CO
Officer
40$169,880$34,758
KALIN MILLERACCOUNTANT/C
Officer
40$82,600$19,082
CARRIE KOSACPRESIDENT
Officer
40$31,635$0
PETER GILLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RYAN HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK MATTHEWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL SCICCHITANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN STEELEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN OLUNDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY MCNARNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER OBERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM HEFFELFINGER CPATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RYAN BELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TOM ROSSCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH J WITTLINGPRESIDENT/CO
Officer
40$171,600$29,592
KALIN MILLERACCOUNTANT/C
Officer
40$81,250$16,872
PETER GILLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RYAN HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK MATTHEWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE PIEKARSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL SCICCHITANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN STEELEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA TROWBRIDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY VARGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY MCNARNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL WARGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER OBERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM HEFFELFINGER CPATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RYAN BELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TOM ROSSCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
218 WEST WASHINGTON STREET 10TH FLO, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1800
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CARRIE KOSAC, 218 W WASHINGTON STREET 10TH FL, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601
Signed the 990
CARRIE KOSAC, PRESIDENT
Phone
(574) 288-5758
Return prepared by
DWC CPAS LLC

Mission

TO FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,PRINCIPALLY WITHIN ANY AND ALL COUNTIES LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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. IN ADDITION, ALSO PROVIDED 51,500 IN GRANTS TO SEVERAL SMALL LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
    Expenses $481,362 · grants $51,500 · revenue $537,272

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-1548607
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,671,192
Income (IRS master file)
$1,672,274

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,100,442$783,320$6,671,192IRS
990December 2024$1,001,719$672,095$6,491,579XML
990December 2023$887,630$620,367$6,012,715XML
990December 2022$816,472$699,236$4,829,222IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-1548607).

Questions about BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

What is the EIN of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION is 35-1548607.
Is BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1983.
Are donations to BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
Which annual return does BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARRIE KOSAC.
Who are the officers and directors of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $160,000 (CARRIE KOSAC, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,100,442, expenses of $783,320 and total assets of $6,671,192 at year end.

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