Fox Gives Awards $1 Million in Multiyear Grants to Two Historic Georgia Theaters

Fox Gives Awards $500,000 Multiyear Grant to Rome’s Historic DeSoto Theatre

Fox Gives, the nonprofit arm of Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, has awarded a $500,000 multiyear grant to Rome’s historic DeSoto Theatre to support a phased renovation of its stage and backstage areas. Since 2008, the Fox Theatre has invested a total of $677,500 in the DeSoto Theatre through multiple single-year grants and this latest multiyear award. Announced during the organization’s recent Big… Source

Fox Gives awards $1 million in multiyear grants to two historic Georgia theaters

Fox Gives, the philanthropic arm of the Fox Theatre, has awarded $1 million in multiyear grants to the historic DeSoto Theatre in Rome and the Thomasville Municipal Auditorium, with each venue receiving $500,000 in long-term preservation support. This marks the first time the program has awarded multiyear grants to two recipients in a single year since its inception in 2024, according to a media release. Announced at the nonprofit’s grant ceremo…

Fox Theater gives $1 million to Rome, Thomasville for theater restoration

In the 1970s, Atlanta rallied around a campaign to “Save the Fox Theater” from imminent destruction. It rescued the building, preserving an iconic piece of the city’s landscape and a hub for the arts. Now the theater wants to pay it back. On May 6, National Historic Preservation Month, Fox Gives awarded $1 million in two multi-year grants to the historic DeSoto Theatre in Rome and the Thomasville Municipal Auditorium to support the long-term pre…