Fox Theatre INC

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 13-1240132Revenue $37.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfoxtheatre.org660 Peachtree St Ne, 30308-1929 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Mar 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To preserve and share the Fox Theatre

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 800 volunteers and 591 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.4M a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.0M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.7M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.4M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$30.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$119.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$37.4M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$20.4M
FY2022$32.1M
FY2023$29.7M
FY2024$41.4M
FY2025$37.4M
Expenses
$30.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.0M
FY2022$22.5M
FY2023$25.5M
FY2024$29.4M
FY2025$30.3M
Net assets
$119.3M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$81.4M
FY2022$83.0M
FY2023$91.6M
FY2024$109.2M
FY2025$119.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $23.8M Management & general 21% · $6.3M Fundraising 1% · $180K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $3.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$1,293,331Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & CFO
$339,539Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
$258,442Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Facility Operations
$246,772Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programming
$211,032Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$182,232Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Community Partnerships
$143,488Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Sales & Market
$136,176Pt VII · Sec A

Allan C Vella’s $1.3M as President & CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Allan C Vella$1,293,331$872,777$896,380$791,219$528,123
William Renshaw$339,539$300,520$310,000$293,108$219,846
Jamie Vosmeier$258,442$252,520$262,000$248,507$187,675
Rachel Bomeli$246,772$181,020$149,584$123,914—
Lucy Freas$211,032$170,328$158,770$142,500—
Faustina Brooks$182,232$184,883$175,782$176,840$151,970
Leigh Allison Burns$143,488————
Aly Grubb$136,176$133,597———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares the historic Fox Theatre's legacy and performances.

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2 programs · $23.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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.

$22.3Mprogram expense
02

See 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.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 49 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2024
The Arts Council INCGA · FY2024$75,000
City of WintervilleFY2024$58,000
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities AssociationFY2024$37,500
Georgia Department of Community AffairsFY2024$37,500
Friends of the Strand INCGA · FY2024$36,000
City of HogansvilleFY2024$34,000
Festival Hall INCGA · FY2024$25,000
City of Canton GaFY2024$23,000
Chattooga CountyFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500
City of HogansvilleFY2023$75,000
Grove Park Foundation INCGA · FY2023$70,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.7M
Money outPt IX
$30.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.8M
Managementcol C$6.3M
Fundraisingcol D$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$119.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.3M
Total assetsLn 16$132.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$37.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$77.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.8M
Other assetsLn 15$77K
Total assetsLn 16$132.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.7M
Net assetsLn 32$119.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5591
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25.0M$22.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$66.3M$77.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.1M$30.8M
Total assetsLn 16$123.4M$132.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M$13.7M
Net assetsLn 32$109.2M$119.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$789K$789K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.9M$2.1M$800K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.0M$7.7M$1.3M$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$306K$265K$41K$116
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.2M$142K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$893K$739K$152K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$107K$86K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$148K$148K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$302K$302K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$209K$162K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$423K$294K$129K
Office expensesLn 13$210K$180K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$529K$109K$420K$302
OccupancyLn 16$3.0M$2.9M$102K$9K
TravelLn 17$98K$63K$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$96K$43K$53K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.4M$2.3M$64K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$536K$67K$468K$187
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.9M$4.8M$2.0M$131K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.3M$23.8M$6.3M$180K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $37.4M$30.3M$7.1M$119.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $41.4M$29.4M$12.0M$109.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.7M$25.5M$4.1M$91.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32.1M$22.5M$9.6M$83.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.4M$11.0M$9.4M$81.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $37,365,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,301,229$1,291,507
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,619,921$27,030,776
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,313,552$3,727,427
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,176,068$5,315,904
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,410,770$37,365,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $525,470$796,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,734,738$14,498,279
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,142,828$14,997,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,403,036$30,291,816
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,007,734$7,073,798
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,365,614 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,155,945 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$46,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,245,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,291,507
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,017,876 · Unrelated business $12,900$27,030,776
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,650,299$2,650,299
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $115,378$115,378
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,077,128$1,077,128
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $44,581$44,581
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,218,402 · Unrelated business $12,900 · Excluded from tax $3,842,805$37,365,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,291,816 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $788,750$788,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,106,103 · Management $800,367 · Fundraising $25,073$2,931,543
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,729,051 · Management $1,269,844 · Fundraising $3,596$9,002,491
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $264,898 · Management $41,384 · Fundraising $116$306,398
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,221,588 · Management $141,506 · Fundraising $1,726$1,364,820
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $739,325 · Management $151,648 · Fundraising $2,054$893,027
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $86,428 · Management $20,451$106,879
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $147,603$147,603
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,500$41,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $301,697$301,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,047 · Management $46,487$208,534
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $294,341 · Management $128,707$423,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $180,389 · Management $29,833$210,222
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $108,656 · Management $419,612 · Fundraising $302$528,570
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,863,909 · Management $102,174 · Fundraising $8,850$2,974,933
IX-17 TravelPrograms $62,908 · Management $35,022$97,930
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,030 · Management $53,005$96,035
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,281,499 · Management $63,506 · Fundraising $7,056$2,352,061
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,347 · Management $468,175 · Fundraising $187$535,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,764,746 · Management $2,016,857 · Fundraising $130,963$6,912,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,772,515 · Management $6,339,378 · Fundraising $179,923$30,291,816
Part X · Balance sheet $132,935,693 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,016,808$22,275,364
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,081,519$1,004,176
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $407,493$422,573
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $330,922$549,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,142,175$30,803,859
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $64,784,005$75,671,191
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,545,442$2,132,372
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,460$76,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,393,824$132,935,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,410,234$2,518,975
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,818,356$11,153,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,228,590$13,672,292
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,165,234$119,263,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,165,234$119,263,401
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,393,824$132,935,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,263,401 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,365,614
XI-2 Total expenses$30,291,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,073,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,165,234
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,024,369
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,263,401

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