Fine Arts Center Foundation
Helping to ensure the future health and sustainability of the FAC, through our second century and beyond.
Established in 1996, with an original investment of $9.88 million, the Fine Arts Center Foundation was created to manage and protect the Fine Arts Center’s endowment. Originally founded by Marvin Strait during his service on the FAC’s Board of Trustees, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees carries out its mission thoughtfully, carefully, and independently. In its two+ decades of operation, the Foundation has paid out more than $18 million to the FAC.
With the FAC now a part of Colorado College, the FAC Foundation carries on as an independent entity, managing the FAC endowment and any additions made to it. New gifts made to the FAC Foundation will grow this endowment, providing greater annual payout to the FAC and benefitting the programs and operations of the Fine Arts Center for years to come.
Contribute to the FAC Foundation
To make a contribution to the Fine Arts Center Foundation, please contact President R. Thayer Tutt, Jr. at tutt@elpomar.org, (719) 633-7733, or 10 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.
FAC Foundation Board of Trustees
R. Thayer Tutt, Jr.
President and Chief Investment Officer, El Pomar Foundation
Ron Brasch
Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist, The FBB Group, Ltd.
Martha Marzolf
Realtor/Broker Manager, RE/MAX Properties
Cathy Holaday
Community Advocate
Jay Kloster
Retired CPA/Partner, Erickson Brown and Kloster, PC
David Kunstle
Attorney at Law, Sparks Willson, PC
Kathy Loo
High Valley Group, Inc.
Trent Stafford
Market President, Kirkpatrick Bank
Blake Wilson
Partner, Appraiser The Art Bank
In Gratitude to the Fine Arts Center Foundation
During the FAC’s 2017 Gala, the Fine Arts Center Foundation was recognized as the event’s Grand Honoree. The FAC staff is grateful to the Foundation’s current, past, and future Trustees for their care and stewardship.