Fox Gives Awards $500,000 in Georgia Theater Grants

Twelve single-year grants support historic theaters and partner organizations across the state of Georgia.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Cultural

Weathered brick facade of an early twentieth-century theater with tall arched windows and a recessed entrance, lit by warm late-afternoon sun. — Fox Gives awarded twelve single-year grants totaling $500,000 to Georgia historic theaters, including a $20,000 Technical Services Grant to Athens' Morton Theatre. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Fox Gives, the philanthropic arm of the Fox Theatre, announced 12 single-year grants totaling $500,000 for Georgia historic theaters and partner organizations. Among the recipients, the Morton Theatre in Athens is receiving a $20,000 Technical Services Grant.

Why it matters

The grants aim to preserve historic theaters that serve as cultural landmarks in Georgia communities. Fox Gives has invested more than $5 million in such venues and has assisted more than 60 Georgia venues through its grant programs.

Fox Gives has invested more than $5 million in historic theatres and cultural landmarks, assisting more than 60 Georgia venues through single-year and multi-year grants. The announcement covers 12 single-year grants totaling $500,000, though the individual award amounts for most recipients were not disclosed.

The players

Fox Gives

The nonprofit philanthropic and community partnership arm of the Fox Theatre, dedicated to preserving historic theatres in Georgia.

Morton Theatre

A historic Athens venue built in 1910 that is one of the nation's oldest surviving vaudeville theatres owned and operated by an African-American.

Fox Theatre

A landmark Atlanta performance venue whose nonprofit arm, Fox Gives, administers the grant program.

The details

Fox Gives, the nonprofit philanthropic and community partnership arm of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, awards grants to historic theaters and partner organizations statewide. The Morton Theatre in Athens, built in 1910 by Monroe Bowers "Pink" Morton, is one of the nation's oldest surviving vaudeville theatres built, owned, and operated by an African-American.

Late last month: Fox Gives announced 12 single-year grants totaling $500,000.
End of November 2026: Y'allmark Christmas performance at the Motown Theatre.
December 2026: A Magical Motown Christmas performance at the Motown Theatre.

Legal Context

The Morton Theatre, built in 1910 by Monroe Bowers "Pink" Morton, stands as one of the nation's oldest surviving vaudeville theatres owned and operated by an African-American, and this grant extends preservation support to that legacy. Fox Gives' 60-plus venue track record places the Athens award within a broader Georgia effort to sustain historic performance spaces.

Patrons can attend holiday performances at the Motown Theatre, including Y'allmark Christmas at the end of November and A Magical Motown Christmas in December. The grants themselves do not change ticket availability or pricing for audiences at the recipient venues.

The takeaway

Support for historic theaters like the Morton Theatre helps keep culturally significant performance spaces open to the public. Readers interested in these venues can check programming schedules directly before planning a visit.