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Main Street Ventures

Promote regional economic development by providing a physical structure to start-up and emerging technology businesses; to educate the regional business communities on technology issues and opportunities; to provide a forum for the dissemination of ideas, technology, business practices, and other information among regional technology…

$198k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Itemized grants FY2025
54
Organizations funded FY2024
94%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$193k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 58
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$1.9M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 94% of the organizations Main Street Ventures funded were first-time grantees, receiving 93% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $864k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Community ImprovementEducationArts & CultureEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving17$193k88%
FY202454$934k94%
FY202358$1.3M91%
FY202232$722k88%
FY202121$506k95%
FY202012$447k92%
FY201919$360k95%
FY20186$325k100%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$1.0MCommunity Improvement$815kYouth Development$736kArts & Culture$654kScience & Tech$424kHealth$239kRecreation & Sports$140kHousing & Shelter$140kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Black Achievers Inc$140,000414%
Over the Rhine Revitalization Corporation$100,000117%
Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise$100,000121%
Gener8tor Management LLC$75,0002n/a
Jumper Premium Threads LLC$70,0002n/a
Bosa LLC$65,0002n/a
Streamsavvy LLC$60,0001n/a
Untold Content$55,0001n/a
Gainful Health Inc$50,0001n/a
Fadstir INC$50,0001n/a
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All grantees of Main Street Ventures by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Black Achievers Inc$140,000414%
Over the Rhine Revitalization Corporation$100,000117%
Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise$100,000121%
Gener8tor Management LLC$75,0002n/a
Jumper Premium Threads LLC$70,0002n/a
Bosa LLC$65,0002n/a
Streamsavvy LLC$60,0001n/a
Untold Content$55,0001n/a
Gainful Health Inc$50,0001n/a
Fadstir INC$50,0001n/a
Datazar LLC$50,0001n/a
Obe$50,0001n/a
Soapy Soapy Company$50,0001n/a
Consultmates Inc$50,0001n/a
Zid Zid Kids LLC$50,0001n/a
Cincinnati Center City Development Corp$50,00010%
Small Batch Beauty$50,0001n/a
Cintrifuse$48,30050%
Vale Technologies$45,0002n/a
Our Harvest Cooperative$41,0002n/a
Tutor Teens Inc$40,0001n/a
Band Connect$40,0002n/a
Heads Up Goggles LLC (Rekkie)$40,0001n/a
Baquette$35,7001n/a
Abba Care Inc$35,0001n/a
Statue of Excellence LLC$35,0002n/a
Innovations Girls$30,0001n/a
Cincy Nice Social House$30,0001n/a
Soul Secrets$30,0001n/a
Natalus Inc$30,0001n/a
Subterra Al Inc$30,0001n/a
Micromerch LLC$30,0001n/a
Local Compost$30,0001n/a
Mad Cheese LLC$30,0001n/a
Inphlu LLC$30,0001n/a
Honey Child Artisan Pops$30,0001n/a
Cork N Crust Bellevue$30,0001n/a
Rivers Edge Consulting$30,0001n/a
Modica$30,0001n/a
Brookes and Hyde$30,0001n/a
Cutman Barbershop$30,0001n/a
Lulu's Sweet Bites$30,0001n/a
Wildweed$30,0001n/a
The Bodybakery & Co$30,0001n/a
Queen City Certified$30,0001n/a
Just Q'In Bbq$30,0001n/a
Rev3d$30,0001n/a
Beyond LLC$30,0001n/a
Nettie$30,0001n/a
The Empanadas Box$30,0001n/a
Concerted Foundation Inc$30,0001n/a
In the Curious Kitchen$30,0001n/a
Home Team Services LLC$30,0001n/a
Bensuite LLC$30,0001n/a
Cleanup Collective LLC$30,0001n/a
Herban Vegans$30,0001n/a
Live N Learn LLC$30,0001n/a
Laylee LLC$30,0001n/a
Brown Bear Bakery$30,0001n/a
Open Bay Auto Al$30,0001n/a
Qlicious LLC$30,0001n/a
Wyoming Community Coffee$30,0001n/a
Sweet Mae's Cookie Company LLC$30,0001n/a
Oh Gelato LLC$30,0001n/a
Soundtrace LLC$30,0001n/a
Corporation for Findlay Market$30,00011%
Cackleberry$30,0001n/a
Yee Mama$30,0001n/a
The Arepa Place LLC$30,0001n/a
The Passion Plate LLC$30,0001n/a
Paktli Foods LLC$30,0001n/a
Cooler Keg$30,0001n/a
Adyptation Inc$30,0001n/a
That's So Sweet$30,0001n/a
Freshfry$30,0001n/a
Sew Valley$30,000114%
Cincy Sweets by Liz$30,0001n/a
Holm$30,0001n/a
Aclipse LLC$30,0001n/a
Launch Kitchen Brands$29,8801n/a
Cincsoy Foods Cincinnati Cannery$29,4001n/a
Cool Comforts LLC$29,3301n/a
Ferrari Bros LLC$28,0001n/a
Hyrdosis Inc$27,8001n/a
Skt Ceramics$27,5321n/a
Babushka Pierogies$27,0001n/a
Safewave Technology$26,8501n/a
Beltways Inc$26,1301n/a
Lerch Mybellarae$25,0001n/a
Gain LLC$25,0001n/a
Pinch Enterprises LLC$25,0001n/a
Healthy Roots Inc$25,0001n/a
Tickety Boo Treats$25,0001n/a
Saturday Morning Vibes$25,0001n/a
Atumsoft LLC$25,0001n/a
Fitness Financial App$25,0001n/a
Frayt Technologies$25,0001n/a
Black Coffee Lounge LLC$25,0001n/a
Noxsano Inc$23,3001n/a
Smoove Creatives$23,1001n/a
Mind Body Balance$23,0001n/a
Luca Laser Workshop$22,0001n/a
Davis and Biddle$21,7661n/a
Spasenses$21,7501n/a
Laughing Bees$20,9761n/a
Taste on Elm$20,4801n/a
Pata Roja Taqueria$20,0001n/a
Oopda Inc$20,0001n/a
The Opal Haus$20,0001n/a
Jet Black Vintage$20,0001n/a
Get Together Al$20,0002n/a
Mortar Cincinnati$20,00012%
Food Forest$20,0001n/a
Koinage$20,0001n/a
Kentucky Entrepreneurship Education Network Inc$20,00022%
Over the Rhine Chamber of Commerce$20,00018%
Let's Imagine LLC$20,0001n/a
Sunshine Caramel Company$19,6001n/a
Bookink LLC$18,0001n/a
Sweet Petit Desserts LLC$17,8772n/a
Mimis Macros$17,4351n/a
Junebug Jewelry$17,1701n/a
Boxfull LLC$17,0001n/a
Noteworthy Co$17,0001n/a
Indulju LLC$16,0001n/a
Objectif Alchemy Studios$15,5001n/a
Paloozanoirellc$15,0001n/a
Gallery at Gumbo$15,0001n/a
Cream and Sugar$15,0001n/a
Better Blend Nurition$15,0001n/a
Ruya Coffee$15,0001n/a
Beards and Bellies Bbq$15,0001n/a
Golden Gelato Co$13,6781n/a
The Global Learning Project$13,5001n/a
Idyllwild Farm$13,0001n/a
Tinncann$13,0001n/a
The Heirloom Chef$12,9301n/a
Ample Solutions LLC$12,5001n/a
Tracks Technology LLC$10,0001n/a
Together Digital (Wid)$10,0001n/a
Midwest Skincare$10,0001n/a
Cereal Box Studios$10,0001n/a
Noshable Tech$10,0001n/a
Go Faster LLC$10,0001n/a
Storms Secured Services LLC$10,0001n/a
Skin by Brownlee$10,0001n/a
Eden Urban Gardens$10,0001n/a
The Recipe Book$10,0001n/a
Bloxsmith$10,0001n/a
Taste of Boujie LLC$10,0001n/a
Social Butterfly Events & Designs LLC$10,0001n/a
Anisoptera Inc$10,0001n/a
Natural Shea Care LLC$10,0001n/a
Perceive Now$10,0001n/a
The Epiphany Brand$10,0001n/a
Shift Brands$10,0001n/a
Venture for America Inc$10,00010%
Spork Scientific LLC$10,0001n/a
Bailout Systems Inc$10,0001n/a
Meteora3d$10,0001n/a
Qualzai Inc$10,0001n/a
Airtrek Robotics$10,0001n/a
Mpi Consulting$10,0001n/a
6 N the Morning$10,0001n/a
Karneyium$10,0001n/a
Urban Manufacturing Alliance Inc$10,00013%
Step Up Social$10,0001n/a
Jamaa Health$10,0001n/a
The Delish Dish$10,0001n/a
Blau LLC$10,0001n/a
Heath Match 360$10,0001n/a
Spotted Yeti Media$10,0001n/a
Aaron Wearable Tech$10,0001n/a
Obscure Euro Parts$10,0001n/a
Down the Road Spice Co$10,0001n/a
Brew & Frothy Coffee Co LLC$10,0001n/a
Azelo LLC$10,0001n/a
Wyzerr$10,0001n/a
Birdie Bound$10,0001n/a
Black Owned Outerwear$10,0001n/a
Silux$10,0001n/a
Toddcares Inc$10,0001n/a
Thread and Mare$9,9721n/a
Almost Vgan$9,7011n/a
Eve Floral Co$9,2501n/a
Lyceum Ai Inc$9,2501n/a
Areni Rose$8,7551n/a
Lickety Spit Press LLC$8,6901n/a
4 Mile Wine Co$8,5001n/a
Outmore Gear$7,5001n/a
Farmer Nate's Sauce Co$7,4001n/a
Tether Medial$7,2001n/a
Inland Shrimp Company$7,0241n/a
Common Kin$6,5001n/a
Rich Life Farm and Fungi$6,0001n/a
Flohemain Floral Design (Essential Blooms)$6,0001n/a
Raven's Creations$6,0001n/a
London's Hair Food$6,0001n/a

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($336k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Main Street Ventures supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBlack Achievers Inc: $140,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetOver the Rhine Revitalization Corporation: $100,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetGreater Cincinnati Microenterprise: $100,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetCincinnati Center City Development Corp: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCintrifuse: $48,300 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCorporation for Findlay Market: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSew Valley: $30,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMortar Cincinnati: $20,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetKentucky Entrepreneurship Education Network Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetOver the Rhine Chamber of Commerce: $20,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetVenture for America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUrban Manufacturing Alliance Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 12.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Urban League of Great…Carol Ann and Ralph V…Cincinnati USA Region…United Way of Greater…The Raymond C and Ann…First Financial Found…George & Margaret McL…John a Schroth Family…The Greater Cincinnat…Duke Energy FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…
Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio IncOH30.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio Inc · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · The Raymond C and Anna T Johnson Foundation · First Financial Foundation · George & Margaret McLane Foundation · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Main Street Ventures

How much does Main Street Ventures give?
Main Street Ventures reported 17 itemized grants totaling $192,750, out of $198,350 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Main Street Ventures fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (20%), Community Improvement (16%), Youth Development (14%).
Who are Main Street Ventures's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Black Achievers Inc ($140k), Over the Rhine Revitalization Corporation ($100k), Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise ($100k).
Does Main Street Ventures fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 94% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Main Street Ventures?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio Inc, Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation.
Where is Main Street Ventures based?
Main Street Ventures is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 212 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home