Welcome to the WMS Community ED Hub! This is your one-stop shop for your most frequently used links and resources, upcoming events, your full yearlong calendar, and more. Have fun exploring!
Your Best Friends
Print, bookmark, or save — these are the documents and web pages you likely use the most!
Program Information
- WMS Key Dates 2026. Includes Quarterly Leadership Meetings and reporting deadlines. You can also check out our upcoming events & deadlines and add our calendar to your own below.
- Quarterly reporting form. Pairs nicely with quarterly reporting guide & quarterly reporting template.
- Governing documents. RCW 43.360 (Establishing WSMSP) and WAC 25-50 (WSMSP Rules for designated Communities)
- National Accreditation FAQ. Complete with helpful links and process timeline!
- WMS Services Menu. Education, coaching, and other resources that you can request!
Resources & Networking
- Washington Main Street Network Slack. Reach out to your fellow Main Streets for advice, ideas, and celebrations. All are welcome, so be sure to invite your staff, board, and committees! Any problems with joining? Email . New to Slack? Check out this onboarding document.
- WMS ED directory. Get to know your fellow EDs and find their contact info on our private directory.
- Resource library. Examples, ideas, and guides on all things Main Street.
- (NEW!) Example library. A searchable catalogue of public programs and behind-the-scenes documents from your peers across the state.
- Shared dropbox for EDs. Add in all your great sample documents and check out everyone else’s! (To add your own, email to request “edit” access!)
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
- July 13 at 10 am. Mondays on Main. Register here.
- **July 23. Q2 stats report due. Find more information above.
- July 27. Excellence on Main nominations due. Learn more and submit nominations here.
- *July 28-30. Summer Leadership Meeting in Ridgefield. More information to come!
- Room Block: ilani —our room block offers a rate of $180/night for July 28 and July 29. Please book by June 29.
- Reservations can be made using the offer code: MASL0726 through the ilani website or by phone at 1-877-GO-ILANI.
- General Schedule (full agenda will be out in June):
- Tuesday, July 28 | 3:00 – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday, July 29 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday, July 30 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Room Block: ilani —our room block offers a rate of $180/night for July 28 and July 29. Please book by June 29.
- August 5 at 12 pm. Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals: Sharing Leadership. Register here.
- August 12 at 12 pm. Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals: Financial Management. Register here.
- August 19 at 12 pm. Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals: Nonprofit Governance. Register here.
- August 19 at 11:59 pm. PLACES 2027 Host Proposals due. Learn more here.
- August 26 at 12 pm. Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals: Work Planning. Register here.
- September 2 at 12 pm. Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals: Volunteer Engagement. Register here.
- October 6-8. PLACES Conference.* Learn more and register here.
- Be sure to select “Designated Washington Main Street Organization” as your Attendee Type to receive your Main Street 2-for-1 discount! (The 2-for-1 is applied as a 50% discount on each conference ticket in your cart. Be sure to register each person who plans to attend!)
*Main Street Community directors are required to attend a minimum of 2/3 of leadership meetings each year. A board member can attend one of the meetings on your behalf, if needed. Main Street Community directors must attend the annual state conference.
**All quarterly and annual reports are required. See WAC 25-50-050-3 for more information about participation and reporting requirements.
When Google or Outlook asks for a link to add this public calendar, use this link:
Subscribe to this calendar to see it overlaid with your own. Updates made to the calendar should update in your view within 24 hours.
- Google Calendar: Select “Add to Google Calendar” above while logged into your Google account or follow these instructions (Section: “Use a link to add a public calendar”)
- Outlook: Follow these instructions (Section: “Subscribe to a calendar”)
- For other calendars, please refer to their website instructions.
If your calendar asks you for a link to subscribe, use the following:
https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar//ed8b9cdf44a64ff084abd53777f38e6714066300595560500650/calendar.ics
Resource Highlights
Key Resources and Guides
- Main Street America’s Foundations Series
- Main Street America Academy
- Main Street Guides
- Webinars
- Economic Resiliency Study (2022)
- Impact Study (2019)
Quarterly Meeting Wrap-ups
- Winter 2024
- Spring 2024
- Summer 2024
- Winter 2025
- Spring 2025
- Summer 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026 (Coming soon)
Find more meeting notes and resources here.
Focus on Fundraising Webinar Series (2026)
- End of Year Appeals + Donor Engagement (11/19)
- Fundraising is Not a Solo Sport! How Boards Champion the Story (1/15)
- The Donors Next Door – Unlocking Individual Giving (2/11) *link coming soon
- Where are the Untapped Pockets of Money? (3/18) *link coming soon
2026 MSTCIP Information
Resources
- Learn more about the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program (MSTCIP): Overview | Frequently Asked Questions | Establishing legislation | MSTCIP Webinar
- Tell others about the MSTCIP: Step-by-Step Guide to Applying | Rack card in English and Spanish
Timeline & Organizational Caps
- Q1 opens Monday, January 12 at 8 a.m. | Cap (until 3/31): $158,730 in contributions ($119,047 in credits)
- Q2 opens Wednesday, April 1 at 8 a.m. | Cap (until 9/30): $213,333.33 in contributions ($160,000 in credits)*
- Potential 10/1 Credit Opening only if there are still credits remaining: Thursday, October 1 at 8 a.m. | Cap (until 12/31): $333,333.33 in contributions ($250,000.00 in credits)*
*Competitive: All unclaimed credits are available first-come, first-serve, which means the statewide cap may be hit before your individual cap is hit. If this happens, you’ll receive an email from us letting you know!
Contribution Deadlines
- For all pledges made on or before November 16 contributions must be reported received by Monday, November 16 at 5 p.m.
- When the normal 11/15 deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline becomes the following Monday which in 2025 is Monday 11/16.
- Please tell your donors that the deadline is October 31. Last-minute complications really do happen, and early deadlines help all of us avoid stress & strife!
- On Tuesday, November 17, any unclaimed credits (including those unfulfilled & cancelled from the Nov 15 deadline) will become available, again on a first-come, first-served basis at 8 a.m.**
- For all pledges made on or after November 17, contributions must be reported received by Wednesday, December 31 at 5 p.m.
- Please tell your donors that the official end-of-year deadline is December 15 at 5 p.m. We want you to be able to have a restful holiday season — and for us to have one as well! WMS schedules mean that we aren’t able to respond as well to last-minute crises during this time, and we know that they do come up — help us help you!
**Remember: Contributions must be received to the penny or the entire pledge will be cancelled and no credits received (i.e., if a business applies to contribute $100, and they only contribute $99.99, they will not receive any credits)! If a business can only contribute a portion of what they had originally planned to, they can call DOR to cancel their application and reapply for a lower amount.
Meet the WMS Team
As your state coordinating program team, we are excited to provide you with support, guidance, and a listening ear. While we each have specific focuses, we’re intentionally not siloing ourselves and welcome you to come to any one of us with any of your Main Street questions, concerns, ideas, and celebrations.
Breanne Durham
WMS Director
Jonelle McCoy
Main Street Specialist
Lydia Felty
Main Street Specialist
Your primary point of contact for everything from general questions about Main Street to best practices, with a special emphasis on Outreach. Also available for venting, processing, and celebrating wins!
Focuses on Affiliates, start-ups, board support, and Promotion, as well as your main contact for the MSTCIP.
Your go-to for information, questions, or ideas about the resource library, PLACES conference, WMS Network Slack, and more, with a special focus on Design.