Our Year Together
As we look back on 2024, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to each of you — our dedicated donors, partners, and advocates. This annual report offers a picture of our year together as an organization and a movement, showcasing our collective impact through data and storytelling.
You play a vital role in our success. And you will see in the the report — in case studies, highlights, and a transparent financial overview — the impact you make in Main Street communities across the country.
Thank you all for believing in the power of Main Streets. Your commitment fuels our mission, and we look forward to sharing our progress with you in the coming year.
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Our Network is Far-Reaching
With 48 Coordinating Programs and 1,228 local programs across the nation, the work of the Main Street movement positively impacts the lives of millions of Americans. Last year, there were:
Main Street staff, board members, and volunteers
Main Street district residents
Main Street district visitors
We Build Local Muscle through…
Resilience
Main Street America has four and a half decades of data and evidence on creating thriving, distinct communities. So we know a little something about durability. We know that the strongest, most resilient Main Street organizations are the ones that include everyone and have healthy governance practices.
And still, there is more work to be done to ensure Main Streets will be around for years to come. That’s why a core component of our work is providing opportunities and resources to local leaders to help them successfully navigate a wide range of evolving issues from natural disasters to the housing crisis.
Small Business
We believe that supporting entrepreneurs, small businesses, and small-scale development builds community wealth and creates meaningful investment in communities.
Through our small business support work, Main Street America is equipping both small business owners and economic development leaders with tools, resources, and opportunities to build stronger and more resilient local economies.
Storytelling
A Main Street is both a place and an idea. As Americans, we hold these places as foundational parts of our history, tracing centuries of change, growth, and evolution.
Today, Main Streets are homes to innovative new small-scale manufacturing, inclusive, welcoming communities, thriving cultures, and climate-forward architecture. Telling the story of Main Street’s future — as much as our past — is the work of Main Street America.
We Spur Local Economies
Each year, Main Street programs rally their communities and generate meaningful economic impact. Last year, the Main Street network achieved:
in local reinvesment
net new jobs
net new businesses
Financials
Main Street America’s consolidated operating revenue totaled $23.945 million July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. As shown in the charts below, Main Street America achieved 88 percent programmatic efficiency, with only 9 percent spent on general and administrative expenses.
Our Partners and Supporters
We are grateful for the generous individuals, foundations, and corporations whose support in FY24 helped reenergize and strengthen Main Streets.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
At the 2025 Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 7 – 9, you’ll find countless celebratory moments — big and small — that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, energized, and inspired to take your organization’s Main Street efforts to the next level.
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