2024 Impact
$193,685 in Direct Financial Impact
● $150,365 in individual and corporate Fundraising, used to fund programs impacting our historic downtown
● $10,820 in Volunteer hours
● $23,500 in event vendor fees were collected from 167 small business vendors and have been reinvested directly into the community, creating meaningful financial impact and supporting local economic growth.
New Downtown Business and Prospecting
● 6 new business storefronts opened within Downtown over the last year
● 8 new business added to Downtown overall
● Secured long-term partnerships through MSF business recruitment efforts with Two/Two/Eight Gallery and Made by Meg, both of which are now operating within Main Street Fairmont's organization-owned property.
● Celebrated 10-year anniversary with The Joe, the flagship and original store of Stone Tower Brews.
Downtown Improvements
• Partnered with the City to install 60 hanging baskets throughout downtown
● Painted a crosswalk in new location for The Joe’s 10-Year Anniversary
● Partnered with Harry Green CDJR to paint and refurbish Merchant Street railway as a part of Tygart Valley United Way’s Day of Action
● Partnered with HOBY to participate in a downtown-wide cleanup day
Tourism and Marketing Exposure
● 23,136 emails sent to our marketing list.
● 25,000 visitors to our events including, Community Wide Garage Sale, 5 Hometown Markets, Antique Car Show, Tomato Festival, and a 2-weekend Holiday celebration.
● 350 Marion County 4th graders participated in the Holiday coloring contest.
● 167 small business vendors took part in one of our events.
● 6 non-profit agencies used these events for community exposure.
Frank-N-Stein Fest
● The first inaugural Frank-N-Stein Craft Beer & Hot Dog Festival, hosted alongside the Marion County Chamber of Commerce.
● Over 800 visitors, 12 local breweries, 7 food vendors, and over 30 volunteer visitors on Monroe Street in a 4-hour span.
● Over $15,000 in net income generated to be re-invested back into the community.
Hometown Holiday Celebration Success
● The third official 3-day Holiday Celebration, the second official 2-day Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival, and the first official 2-weekend long Hometown Holiday Celebration
● The largest capacity crowd at the Festival Cucina
● 65 Market vendors, 29 Food Vendors, and 8 live music acts in attendance, the largest offering of the festival’s 18-year history
● An estimated attendance of 15,000 visitors to downtown Fairmont over the span of 3 days.
● An estimated income of over $150,000 to vendors across Market and Feast
