2026-09-03T10:02:57-07:00 2025-09-30 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2024-10-01 813425510 MERCHANT ROW ASSOCIATION CORPORATION MERC 2028539810 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 JUDITH THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028539810 2026-09-02 true true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2026-09-03 X 2024 EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET JUDITH THOMAS 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE 2049 WASHINGTON DC 20003 325916 false X WWW.EASTERMARKETMAINSTREET,ORG X 2017 DC SEE SCHEDULE O. 12 12 1 0 0 0 248073 285766 97001 19250 0 975 20900 346049 325916 45000 74833 0 78241 79694 0 7039 416394 182363 539635 336890 -193586 -10974 26084 33850 6760 25198 19324 8652 SEE SCHEDULE O. false false 297287 74833 19250 EMMS CONTINUALLY FULFILLED ITS MISSION OF SUPPORTING, PROMOTING, AND RECRUITING BUSINESSES BY ENGAGING SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AWARD GRANTS FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATION, AND HOSTING EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BRING NEW CUSTOMERS INTO THE AREA. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ACCOMPISHMENTS FOR 2025. 297287 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 1 false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false X JUDITH THOMAS 2028539810 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE 2049 WASHINGTON DC 20003 MARY QUILLIAN HELMS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SANJU MISRA VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON SEACREST TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY MARGESON SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BERMAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN PCIHON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUN MARBLE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN DONAHUE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX GOLDING BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BUFFALOE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA SCHAFFER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS L ZEAGER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 70539 0 0 70539 0 0 false false false 246563 39203 285766 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME 900099 19028 0 0 MERCHANDISE SALES 900099 222 0 0 19250 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS 999999 20900 20900 0 0 20900 325916 40150 0 0 74833 74833 70538 61441 7969 1128 9156 8478 594 84 307 0 307 0 17191 13753 3159 279 900 900 0 0 15261 15261 0 0 7591 0 6518 1073 2931 1473 1458 0 38575 22618 11572 4385 179 0 179 0 2907 2009 808 90 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE 19028 19028 0 0 EVENTS 47981 47981 0 0 OUTREACH 12711 12711 0 0 PROGRAMMING EXPENSES 16801 16801 0 0 336890 297287 32564 7039 8167 2602 13925 26954 4596 302 3992 4294 26084 33850 6760 25198 6760 25198 X 19324 8652 19324 8652 26084 33850 -10974 302 X false false false X 0 55960 171654 365008 345074 305016 1242712 0 0 55960 171654 365008 345074 305016 1242712 0 1242712 0 0 1500 17500 6779 975 20900 47654 1290366 0.96310 0.95150 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS 2020: 1500. 2021: 17500. 2022: 6779. 2023: 975. 2024: 20900. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 4596 302 4294 4294 LABYRITH GAMES AND PUZZLES KATHLEEN DONAHUE BOARD MEMBER GRANT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT Other PART 1, LINE 1: THE MISSION OF MERCHANT ROW ASSOCIATION CORPORATION D/B/A EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET IS TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR HISTORIC ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE TO PROMOTE, RETAIN, AND ATTRACT DIVERSE, SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT APPROACH OF ORGANIZATION; PROMOTION, DESIGN, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. Pt VI, Line 11b FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE 990 WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY, IF ANY. Pt VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. Other PART III, LINE 4(a):EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET HAS A DEFINED BOUNDARY, BUT OUR LARGER COMMUNITY DOES NOT. WHILE WE DEDICATE RESOURCES TO THE BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR CORRIDOR, WE ALSO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, BOARD MEMBER KATHLEEN DONAHUE SPEARHEADED THE GROWTH OF THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE. BY WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THE CAPITOL HILL BID, CHAMPS, AND BARRACKS ROW MAIN STREET, PARTICIPATION IN THE INITIATIVE DOUBLED FROM SEVENTEEN BUSINESSES IN 2023 TO OVER THIRTY IN 2024. 2025 SAW THAT GROWTH MAINTAINED. BETTER TOGETHER LETS CAPITOL HILL BUSINESSES PARTNER TOGETHER IN A GIFT CARD EXCHANGE THAT GIVES CUSTOMERS A FUN REWARD FOR SHOPPING LOCAL. IT BEGINS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO LEARN OF AND TRY OUT OTHER BUSINESSES THEY MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE, INCREASING TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL. EMMS ALSO COLLABORATED THIS YEAR WITH ANOTHER WARD 6 SUPPORT GRANT AWARDEE, DC COLLABORATIVE, ON ART ALL NIGHT PROGRAMMING. DC COLLABORATIVE IS A MEMBER SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS, AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONALS IN ADVANCING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.IN 2025, EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET AWARDED $40,000 IN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR CORRIDOR. THESE GRANTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR MAIN STREET GRANT FROM DCS DEPARTMENT OF SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025, WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $33,333 TO AWARD FROM DSLBD VIA LEGISLATION BY WARD 6 COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN FOR LGBTQ+ BUSINESS SUPPORT. AS PART OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY MISSION, EMMS WORKED WITH DSLBDS WE ASPIRE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEDC (LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER) AND CHCTDC (CONGRESS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER). BUILDING A PIPELINE OF ENTREPRENEURS READY TO TAKE OVER VACANT PROPERTY IS AS IMPORTANT AS SUSTAINING EXISTING LEGACY BUSINESSES.