Organization: HOWELL MAIN STREET INC
Mission: HOWELL MAIN STREET INC. IS A VOLUNTEER-LED ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON CREATING A VIBRANT, STRONG, AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE DOWNTOWN.
Activities: PLACEMAKING, COMMUNITY SPACES AND PROMOTIONS: PROMOTING DOWNTOWN HOWELL AS THE HEART AND HUB OF THE COMMUNITY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGH PROVIDING QUALITY MARKETING, RETAIL, IMAGE BUILDING, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. CULTIVATING A SENSE OF PLACE, ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY IS AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE,WORK, AND VISIT. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION,OUTDOOR ART, COMMUNITY SPACE IMPROVEMENTS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES,AND OVERALL BEAUTIFICATION OF THE DOWNTOWN. HOWELL MAIN STREET PROVIDED 25,000 MATCH ON MAIN GRANT TO A NEW RESTAURANT LOCATING IN DOWNTOWN HOWELL. THIS GRANT WAS A PASSTHROUGH FROM THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE PROCEEDS WERE UTILIZED TO HELP PAY FOR THE RESTAURANT'S PIZZA OVEN. HOWELL MAIN STREET PROVIDED 19,420 OF RENT SUBSIDY GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN HOWELL DURING THE COVID 19 SHUTDOWNS, TO ASSIST THEM WITH MEETING THEIR RENT OBLIGATIONS THAT WERE NOT FORGIVEN OR DEFERRED BY LANDLORDS. HOWELL MAIN STREET PROVIDED 13,750 IN FACADE GRANT FUNDING TO ONE DOWNTOWN HOWELL MERCHANT THAT WAS USED TO HELP FUND A TOTAL FACADE RENOVATION. HOWELL MAIN STREET PROVIDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN HOWELL, INCLUDING ROCK THE BLOCK MUSIC FESTIVALS, FOOD TRUCK RALLIES, ART WALK, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY PARTICIPATION, AND VARIOUS HOLIDAY EVENTS. HOWELL MAIN STREET ALSO ADDED TO DOWNTOWN HOWELL'S COMMUNITY SPACES WITH A POP-UP PARK SPACE AND THE PEANUT ROW ALLEY PROJECT. ESTIMATED 35,000 - 60,000 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM THESE ACTIVITIES.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations