Georgia · Nonprofit
FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC
FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC (Georgia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $67,086 to it, the largest being AT&T FOUNDATION ($25,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $37M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $67k
- Net assets
- $119M
What Fox Theatre Inc F/K/A Atlanta Landmarks Inc does
Mission
To preserve and share the fox theatre
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule o atlanta's fox theatre is a world-renowned concert and event venue like no other. Conceived as the headquarters for the atlanta shriner's organization in 1928, the building was designed to evoke the mystery and magic of the ancient near east. Spanish palaces and egyptian temples influenced the building's elaborate and intensely ornate design which features soaring domes, sweeping archways, stunning gold leaf, and sumptuous interior details including a vast cobalt "sky" with a sea of twinkling stars. The building was enhanced by movie mogul william fox in 1929 and the venue flourished as atlanta's premiere movie palace until 1932, when the economic impact of the great depression forced william fox and the theatre into bankruptcy. The atlanta icon was purchased at auction for a fraction of its original cost and remained in high demand for the next three decades, showing hundreds of acclaimed films and hosting live performances from legendary entertainers.despite the fox's success, landmark movie palaces had begun to fall out of favor in the 1960s as customers migrated to the suburbs. In 1974, the fox theatre closed its doors, and the stunning landmark, beloved for…
$22,123,267 spent$36,578,154 earned by the program95% of program spendingSee schedule ofox gives (formerly fti) is an award-winning outreach program offering historic preservation and operations expertise, consultation and education to performing arts venues in georgia and the region. Created by atlanta's fox theatre - an iconic attraction widely applauded for being a catalyst for positive change in the community - fox gives pays it forward, helping other cultural institutions renew, reinvigorate and restore artistic vitality in their respective communities. In keeping environmental and economic impact top of mind, fox gives offers the financial assistance, restoration support, and operations mentoring needed to leverage scarce resources and stimulate local economies.fox gives was founded in 2008 in response to a statewide need for assistance with the restoration and operation of georgia's historic theatres. During its brief history, fox gives has become an indispensable resource for historic theatres throughout the state, fulfilling the fox theatre's vision to share its experience in historic preservation and theatre operations with others. At a time when preservation and arts agencies are experiencing budget cutbacks, fox gives is filling a community…
$1,075,112 spentof which $525,470 as grants$105,538 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $23,198,379.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2019 to 2020, from $82M to $95M (+17%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 50% · 2022 5% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
3% of FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Allan C Vella
President & CEO
Board chair
Robyn Barkin
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $100 → $17k.
1 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS 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
FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 93% · 2021 71% · 2022 100% · 2023 58% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
0% of FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
53% of FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC's grant income comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 550 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS 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 Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
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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Questions and answers
- Who funds FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC?
- FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC (Georgia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $67,086 to it, the largest being AT&T FOUNDATION ($25,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $67,086 in grants to FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC?
- AT&T FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FOX THEATRE INC F/K/A ATLANTA LANDMARKS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 10 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