Texas · Nonprofit
DENISON MAIN STREET INC
DENISON MAIN STREET INC (Texas) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,000 to it, the largest being CLARA B & W AUBREY SMITH CHARITABLE ($148,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $248k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $255k
- Net assets
- $10k
What Denison Main Street Inc does
Mission
Denison Main Streets mission is to mold Denison as a regional hub with a wide range of engaging activities and to blend commercial activity in the area with livability. As such our two primary goals are the preservation of Denisons heritage and the facilitation of economic growth in order to foster community pride promote civic action and lead to municipal improvements.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Denison on Ice funds outdoor ice skating in Downtown Denison during the holiday season. The program typically lasts from late November to the beginning of January. The ice rink remains open seven days a week. It has grown Main Streets economic viability by providing season jobs for community members and also increasing interest in Denison from existing businesses as well as potential start-ups. The ice rink attracts visitors from Denison to surrounding towns.
$135,548 spent$135,548 earned by the program54% of program spendingMusic on Main is a premier program organized by Denison Main Street that hosts a free summer music concert. A different group plays Friday night in downtown to fortify our goal. Music on Main enables visitors to experience a variety of musical styles in a concert venue without the cost distance and obstacles. The programs staff incorporates volunteers from the community to involve them in our activities. By sponsoring the arts and promoting the program over several radio stations we draw attention to Denison Main Street from investors.
$61,777 spent$61,777 earned by the program24% of program spendingDenison Main Street maintains several yearly celebrations in addition to its two biggest programs. We finance Independence day to provide a family-oriented celebration. We also host another event called Doc Holliday that pays tribute to Denisons early boom. We have entertainers historians authors cultural exhibits tours and more.
$16,745 spent$16,745 earned by the program7% of program spendingMain Street Inc runs a program to sell bricks to individuals that are placed at the Eisenhower monument. The bricks have names of individuals that served our country.
$1,800 spent$1,720 earned by the program1% of program spendingDenison Main Street Inc Miscellaneous and General revenue & expense
$27,965 spent$23,755 earned by the program11% of program spendingIn Fiscal year 2023-2024 the City of Denison developed a new program called The Big Event. The Big Event is a community-wide day of service that originated at Texas A&M University. It quickly spread to college campuses across the nation and municipalities are beginning to join in on this impactful day. Residents and non-profit businesses in the City of Denison who might need a little assistance with outdoor projects painting fences yard clean up gardening repairs etc. will be able to apply to participate. During this year the City of Denison received sponsorships from businesses for the event. This money was held in the same fund as Denison Main Street Inc program services.
$8,594 spent$8,750 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $252,429.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $172k to $31k (−82%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
23% of DENISON MAIN STREET INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $34k → $25k.
From the IRS filings of DENISON MAIN STREET INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DENISON MAIN STREET INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 70% · 2018 60% · 2019 50% · 2021 100% · 2022 82% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
72% of DENISON MAIN STREET INC's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DENISON MAIN STREET INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like DENISON MAIN STREET INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DENISON MAIN STREET INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DENISON MAIN STREET INC?
- DENISON MAIN STREET INC (Texas) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,000 to it, the largest being CLARA B & W AUBREY SMITH CHARITABLE ($148,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DENISON MAIN STREET INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $255,000 in grants to DENISON MAIN STREET INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DENISON MAIN STREET INC?
- CLARA B & W AUBREY SMITH CHARITABLE is the largest funder on record, with $148,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DENISON MAIN STREET INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing