Timeline
WIN 2016
AN IDEA WAS SHARED
An idea was shared and The Space was born.
JAN 2017
INCORPORATED
The Space On Main, Inc. was officially incorporated.
SPR 2017
INFORMATION GATHERING
Monique attended the Global Coworking Conference in NYC and toured coworking and makerspaces all over VT and NH.
JUL 2017
IRS DETERMINATION
The Space On Main received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
DEC 2017
JACK & DOROTHY BYRNE CHALLENGE DONATION
We sent our first appeal letter which resulted in a $5,000 donation and a matching challenge of $20,000 from The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation. (Which resulted in, “This might just work.”)
SPR 2018
OUTREACH & PLANNING
We dove into outreach, floor layouts, fundraising, budgets, construction estimates, Fiber pricing, received several more grants, etc. (read: learned a bunch of new skills and met lots of awesome people).
JUN 2018
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT
We received a $25,000 Regional & Local Impact Opportunity Grant from Vermont Community Foundation as well as other generous funds from local donors, like you!
SUM 2018
THE REAL WORK BEGAN
Additional donations were gathered, software was demoed, construction progressed, furniture was built, paint was picked, and progress sped forward in a million different concurrent directions.
OCT 2018
THE SPACE WAS LAUNCHED
The Space opened its doors on October 12, 2018 with the support of community members, family, and friends.