About Us

The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis was purchased in June, 1981 by Fox Associates, LLC, a private partnership. Robert J. Baudendistel, Harvey A. Harris, and the late Leon Strauss had a dream to restore the Fox Theatre to its original grandeur. Under their aegis, and with Mary Strauss directing the restoration, they made that dream a reality. Since then, the ownership has continued, through several additional restorations, to secure the Fox Theatre as one of the premier venues in the country.

With the success of the Fox Theatre and Fox Theatricals, the producing arm of Fox Associates, LLC, the ownership took the next step in realizing the second part of their dream -- the creation of Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation in 2002.

Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission of fostering and promoting the performing arts primarily in the St. Louis region. The foundation provides a number of grants to St. Louis area arts organizations as well as develops its own educational and performing arts programs.

Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation

Board of Directors

Ms. Mary Strauss, President

Ms. Marlene Birkman, PhD., Vice President

Mr. James F. Weidman, Secretary

Mr. Joseph Noelker, Treasurer

Ms. Susan Gelman

Ms. Lana Pepper

Executive Director

Kathryn Ballard

Website Photo Credits:

Kevin Lowder, Sofi Seck, Dave Moore, Brent Holzapfel, John Lamb, Jessica Hentoff, Cathy Lander-Goldberg