Investing in Downtown. Supporting Local Business. Strengthening Our Community.

Our mission is to ensure that Independence’s historic downtown continues to be the heart of our community. Through strong public-private partnerships, Independence Main Street works to preserve, strengthen, and promote Downtown Independence while encouraging continued investment, entrepreneurship, historic preservation, and community pride.

We envision a downtown where history is preserved, businesses thrive, buildings are reinvested in, and residents and visitors come together to shop, dine, work, live, and enjoy arts, entertainment, and community events.

When you invest in Independence Main Street, you aren't simply supporting an organization—you are investing in the continued success of Downtown Independence.

More Than a Membership

Your investment helps us market Downtown Independence, support existing businesses, recruit and welcome new businesses, preserve historic buildings, pursue grants and development opportunities, organize events, improve the downtown environment, and advocate for the continued success of the heart of our community.

Together, we're preserving Independence's history while building its future—and keeping Downtown Independence a place where people want to invest, visit, shop, dine, work, live, and gather.

I would also remove the old Facebook follower count unless you want to update it every year. The stronger story is your measurable economic impact: the $1.3 million in gift certificates, $585,118 in annual reinvestment, $23,367 in loans, and $68,000+ in volunteer value. Those numbers tell a potential investor exactly what Main Street is accomplishing.