2022 Impact

$161,860 in Direct Financial Impact

$70,000 in improvements to seven downtown businesses because of the Main Street Fairmont Matching Façade Grant Program
$53,000 in Fundraising, excluding any City of Fairmont donations used to fund programs impacting our historic downtown
$14,500 in pass-through funding from granting agencies to Palatine Park, The Three Rivers Festival, and Marion Regional Development Authority
$12,000 in technical assistance funding for architectural and other support services
$12,360 in Volunteer hours (618 hours x $20)

New Downtown Business and Prospecting

Two additional new businesses added to downtown
- Social Bee Marketing Agency, a former incubator business in the Main Street Office
- Loving WV, purchased 219 Monroe Street from Main Street Fairmont
Introduced 3 new businesses interested in downtown locations to property owners
Conducted one reuse study with a business owner interested in purchasing a downtown building

Downtown Improvements

Tourism and Marketing Exposure

1.9M impressions on social media, a 58% increase over the last year
23,430 emails sent to our marketing list
7,500 visitors to our events including Community-Wide Garage Sale, 5 Hometown Markets, Antique Car Show, Tomato Festival, and a 3-day Holiday Celebration
82 small business vendors took part in at least one of our events
63 thirty-second commercials highlighting events and numerous tv and newspapers interviews
12 press releases to local media
6 non-profit agencies used our events for community exposure