North Dakota · Nonprofit
WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY
WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY (North Dakota) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $670,003 to it, the largest being THE BUSH FOUNDATION ($653,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $918k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $670k
- Net assets
- $784k
What Women and Technology does
Mission
Amplifying the economic voice of women business owners through advocacy and access to critical resources.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Women & technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in early 2000 in bismarck, north dakota. The organization began with the goal of providing simplified computer resources for rural small businesses, helping business owners incorporate technology as a key business tool. Over the past two decades, we've expanded our focus and services, establishing a track record of supporting underestimated entrepreneurs across north dakota. Today, Women and Technology delivers high-impact programs, trainings, and events both in person and virtually, enabling clients to overcome barriers like lack of capital/cash flow, time management challenges, and staff recruiting and retention challenges. In addition, Women and Technology houses programming under ctb and ndwbc. We have two wbcs (ndwbc-east and ndwbc-west) that are partially funded under sba and the two centers together serve the entire state of nd. Ndwbc (north dakota women's business center) is our forward-facing brand that provides essential resources to help women start, grow, and sustain successful businesses. Our offerings include one-on-one business coaching, training, and networking opportunities, connecting clients to capital and…
$600,000 spent84% of program spendingNdwbc advocacy: amplifying the economic voice of women business owners and increasing access to critical resources. This includes efforts such as: 1) raising awareness of challenges faced by women business owners; 2) engaging partners, policymakers, and communities; 3) driving visibility, credibility, and opportunities for women-owned businesses.
$58,933 spent$58,976 earned by the program8% of program spendingNdwbc client success: ensuring clients have the support, tools, relationships, and resources needed to reach their goals and grow sustainably. This looks like: 1) coaching owners to strengthen business acumen and decision making; 2) facilitating impactful connections and peer networks; 3) providing access to training, certifications, and growth opportunities; 4) supporting clients across all business stages with clarity and next steps.
$53,905 spent$96,825 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $712,838.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $795k to $454k (−43%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 63% · 2018 70% · 2019 76% · 2020 79% · 2021 82% · 2022 82% · 2023 69% · 2024 52% · 2025 47%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Kathy Cochran
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $144k → $170k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 94% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.5M on record.
- Small Business Administration$3.5M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY?
- WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY (North Dakota) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $670,003 to it, the largest being THE BUSH FOUNDATION ($653,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $670,003 in grants to WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY?
- THE BUSH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $653,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing