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Supporting WBDC = Supporting CT Women Entrepreneurs

There has never been a more critical time to support women business owners.

WBDC was founded so that women in Connecticut would have access to resources that could help them to start and expand businesses, and create sustainable jobs throughout the state.

More than 25 years into this mission, over 18,500 women have worked with WBDC to launch, sustain and grow over 13,900 businesses, create and maintain more than 30,100 jobs in Connecticut, and access more than $54 million in capital.

With your help, we can support an even greater number of these women – job creators and economic influencers who will inspire the next generation of women entrepreneurs.

Donations from Donor Advised Funds are welcome.  WBDC’s Tax ID number is:  06-1493737.

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Thank you to our Donors (as of January 2024)

100,000+

  • City of New London
  • City of Torrington
  • City of Waterbury
  • CT Comptroller’s Office
  • CT Department of Economic and Community Development
  • CT Office of Early Childhood
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • M&T Bank Charitable Foundation
  • Philip Morris International
  • U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Webster Bank Charitable Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation

50,000+

  • Andre Prost, Inc.
  • The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Inc.
  • TD Charitable Foundation
  • Travelers
  • Tudor Investment Corporation

25,000+

  • Anne S. Richardson Fund
  • Avangrid Foundation
  • Chelsea Groton Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
  • The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation, Inc.
  • Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
  • Hartford HealthCare
  • Pam Kushmerick & Jim Smith
  • Mastercard
  • PwC

10,000+

  • Alex Brown Raymond James
  • Sandra Arkell
  • Nisha and Harry Arora
  • Bank of America
  • CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP)
  • Connecticut Community Bank
  • Connecticut Community Foundation
  • DR Bank
  • Essex Savings Bank
  • Gen Re
  • Galia Gichon
  • Henkel Corporation
  • Elizabeth and Steven Hirsch
  • Ion Bank Foundation
  • Linde
  • Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Wondr Nation
  • M&T Bank
  • Betsy O’Reilly
  • Patriot Bank
  • Point72, L.P.
  • RobyDodd Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Shipman & Goodwin LLP
  • Charlotte & John Suhler
  • Sue & Glyn Thickett
  • Union Savings Bank
  • Wiggin and Dana LLP

5,000+

  • Allstate Foundation
  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Berkshire Bank Foundation, Inc.
  • Blue Triton Brands, Inc.
  • Bourgeon Capital Management, LLC
  • Moira Collins Family Fund
  • The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.
  • Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Hexcel Corporation
  • Libertas Funding, LLC
  • Newtown Savings Bank Foundation, Inc.
  • The Stamford Hospital
  • Brenda Thickett & Andreas Papadatos
  • David Wezdenko, Blue Leaf Ventures

1,000+

  • Amazon
  • Bankwell
  • Bernstein Private Wealth Managment 
  • Michael and Eryn Bingle
  • BNY Mellon
  • Boyd & Associates LLC
  • Grace & Kenneth Café
  • Amanda Castellano
  • Charter Communications
  • Cigna
  • CT Best Care LLC
  • CT Business & Industry Association (CBIA)
  • Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
  • Connecticut Hospital Association
  • Isabelle Côté & Jacques Briand
  • The Dann Charitable Fund
  • The Dean and Laura Davis Family Foundation
  • Janet DeFrino, Five Mile Advisors
  • Deloitte Services LP
  • Stella & Robert DeLucia
  • Downes Construction Company
  • DPF Regeneration.com LLC
  • The Ethel Walker School
  • Fairfield County Bank
  • Fairfield County Medical Association
  • Garry & Sue Feldman
  • Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust
  • Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
  • First County Bank Foundation, Inc.
  • Robin Frederick 
  • Ganim Benefits
  • Girl Scouts of Connecticut
  • Greater New York Hospital Association
  • Guilford Savings Bank
  • Sonia Hounsell, FunkkOFF!
  • Anika Howard
  • The Human Resource Consulting Group, LLC
  • Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff, LLC
  • iCapital
  • International Seaways, Inc.
  • The Jaideep and Rachael Khanna Foundation
  • Judith Heft & Associates
  • Sharon Kane
  • Virginia Keeshan
  • Pat Posada Klapper
  • Leslie and Jon Koch
  • Anahaita Kotval
  • Gina LaVersa
  • Lori Lindfors and Bart A. Sayet
  • Live Oak Bank
  • Dannel and Cathy Malloy
  • Carol Mathis
  • McCarter & English, LPP
  • Elana Milianta 
  • Miranda Creative, Inc.
  • Michael Moore and Mary Craig
  • Monica Moore
  • Steven Mueller Architects, LLC
  • Flavia Naslausky & Egdardo Soares
  • Mairead O’Sullivan
  • Fran Pastore
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Pullman & Comley, LLC
  • Quinnipiac University
  • R.C. Bigelow, Inc.
  • Sacred Heart University
  • Salisbury Bank
  • Savings Bank of Danbury
  • The Siegfried Group, LLP
  • Stamford Downtown
  • TD Bank
  • Trinity College
  • University of Connecticut School of Business
  • The Van der Weijden Family Fund
  • Stephen Weissman
  • Willis Towers Watson
  • Elisa G. Wilson
  • Rebecca Wilson, 20/20 Foresight Executive Search
  • The WorkPlace, Inc.
  • Yale University

An investment in WBDC is an investment in women business owners throughout Connecticut.