Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation

What their website says about applying

• You will have 14 days from when you start your loan application to submit all required documents, so it’s important to have these documents ready before you apply. source
• Before you fill out a WWBIC loan application, you will be required to submit new WWBIC client forms at source
• At the end of our client forms, a link to our online loan source

Phone numbers and addresses are the ones on the lender's own site and the CDFI Fund list. CDFI Atlas does not take applications.

As published on the lender's website on that date, not an offer or a quote. Your rate depends on the lender's review. A missing rate means the pages we read did not state one. For consumer loans we repeat a rate only when the lender states it as an APR (annual percentage rate, which includes fees); otherwise read the lender's own wording and ask for the APR.

• Low or damaged credit considered Yes, but a guarantor may be required or other compensating factors needed to secure the loan. source
• Business plan required Yes. Loan applications will not be processed without a written business plan. source
• Collateral required Collateral: Acceptable collateral includes first lien on the business assets and personal guarantees of owner and spouse. source

Only rules the lender's own pages state. Other requirements may apply.

Read from 7 pages of the lender's website on 2 Nov 2026. Quotes are verbatim. Extracted with AI help from the pages listed below and checked automatically against them. Not reviewed by a person. Confidence: high. Spanish support is shown only by a Spanish-language client form link. Terms change — confirm with the lender before applying.

Based on what their website said when we read it on 2 Nov 2026, and what it left out. Something missing here does not mean they don't offer it: ask.

1. What interest rate and fees should I expect on your microloans and SBA-backed loans?
   Their website does not state a rate for this.
2. Do you offer free coaching or help preparing my application?
   CDFI certification requires development services, such as training or advice, alongside lending.
3. What documents will you need from me, and how long does a decision usually take?
   Their website describes some application steps (above); ask for the full document list.

Write down the answers, who you spoke to and the date, and ask for the terms in writing before you sign.

End-of-year figures from the Form 990 this organisation filed with the IRS for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (tax year 2023; EIN 39-1597954, filed as “WISCONSIN WOMENS BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION”), taken from the IRS Annual Extract of Tax-Exempt Organization Financial Data (returns processed in 2024). Figures are self-reported to the IRS, not audited by us, and lag one to two years behind today. The lender’s own annual report may show newer numbers. This organisation’s filings on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Filings over time

Total assets grew 9% from Dec 2021 to Dec 2023; notes and loans receivable rose 25%. One row per fiscal year in the IRS extracts of returns processed in 2022, 2023, 2024; “—” = the line was empty or zero on that return (a fund can book its loans on other lines).

For comparison, not an offer and not a rating. Past records show what this lender did, not what you would be offered; your rate depends on the loan and on the lender's review. Peer groups and sources: methodology. SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA data as of 30 Sep 2026. Form 990 figures: IRS annual extracts (see the Form 990 section).

The SBA's public loan data lists 174 SBA-backed approvals for Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation in fiscal years 2020–2026 (October 2019 to September 2026):

• 174 7(a) loans as the lender: $28.2M in total (gross amount approved), median $150,000

By fiscal year: FY2020 9 · FY2021 22 · FY2022 22 · FY2023 37 · FY2024 36 · FY2025 33 · FY2026 15.

How this lender was matched in the SBA files: SBA lender ID 0188418: same name, state and city (SBA lists “Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation”).

Approved is not the same as paid out: an approved loan can be reduced or never drawn. SBA lists the lender each loan is currently assigned to, which can differ after a merger or loan sale. Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation may also make loans outside SBA programs, which are not counted here, and SBA Microloans are not in these files.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data, files as of 30 Sep 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026. Our counts, cancelled approvals left out. How we match lenders.

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