2026-07-14T09:24:19-07:00 2025-12-31 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2025-01-01 133947679 Clubbed Thumb Inc CLUB 2122600153 440 Lafayette St 4th Floor New York NY 10003 Maria Striar Artistic Director 2026-07-14 true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jennifer Allyn 440 Lafayette St 4th Floor New York NY 10003 2220250 false X www.clubbedthumb.org X 1996 NY Founded in 1996, Clubbed Thumb commissions, develops and produces funny strange and provocative new plays by living American writers. 18 15 99 40 0 1439720 1394723 311781 465932 18936 29679 4139 1802 1774576 1892136 0 0 699752 811657 0 110637 793590 964667 1493342 1776324 281234 115812 1348400 1462697 19761 16498 1328639 1446199 Founded in 1996, Clubbed Thumb commissions, develops and produces funny strange and provocative new plays by living American writers. false false 1587672 465932 The cornerstone of our programming is Summerworks, seven weeks showcasing three fully produced premieres chosen to form an aesthetically diverse constellation of plays, as well as readings from our Early-Career Writers' Group. Summerworks is designed to be a high-ambition, low-stakes container for new work. It always features at least one writer with whom we have not previously worked; at least one writer who has had few, if any, productions; at least one woman playwright (often three); at least one writer of color. It often provides a writers first professional opportunity Will Arbery, Jaclyn Backhaus, Clare Barron and Gina Gionfriddo had their first shows in Summerworks; Sarah Ruhl, Jordan Harrison, Tanya Saracho and Lisa DAmour made their NYC debuts; and plays by Anne Washburn, Samuel D. Hunter, Adam Bock, Jen Silverman, Madeleine George and more were premiered there.In the last 10 years we have remounted 6 of our most successful Summerworks shows for longer runs. Most recently, we produced sold-out runs of Liza Birkenmeiers Grief Hotel and Abe Kooglers Deep Blue Sound, both at The Public Theater (24 and 25). These longer runs at larger theaters afford a higher profile to these plays Deep Blue Sound has already been produced five times in community and regional theaters across the country. In 2026, we are remounting Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick in a 6- to 10-week run, co-producing with MCC (in their 245-seat space) and Page 73. EARLY-CAREER INCUBATIONOur Early-Career Incubator programs consist of the Early-Career Writers Group, the New Play Directing Fellowship and the Producing Fellowship.In the Early-Career Writers Group, eight playwrights are paired with playwright mentors and share their work in biweekly sessions over the course of eight months, with guest professionals providing feedback and sharing career advice. At the end of the program, each writer presents a reading during Summerworks. Notable alumni include Will Arbery, Sarah DeLappe, Mara Nelson-Greenberg, Jaclyn Backhaus, Nazareth Hassan and the 23 and 24 Pulitzer Prize winners for drama (Sanaz Toossi and Eboni Booth).The New Play Directing Fellowship is a five-month program in which three early-career directors work on new plays under the mentorship of director Anne Kauffman. We commission a pool of projects specifically for the program, three of which are selected for a 10-week process in the fall with a cohort of early-career actors, followed by a three-week process with professional collaborators called Winterworks, primarily intended for industry guests. Keenan Tyler Oliphant, Taylor Reynolds, Tara Ahmadinejad and Josiah Davis are notable alumni.In the Producing Fellowship, early-career producers assist on programming, management and marketing under the guidance of staff, either on a project or yearly basis. All alumni of this fellowship are currently successfully pursuing careers in art or arts management.Our goals for these programs are that participants emerge better equipped to successfully conduct their careers, armed with information, contacts, resources, and a support system, as well as honed skills and experience. We connect participants with opportunities, write recommendations, make introductions and generally leverage our imprimatur to help them attain further career development. The programs have had a profound effect on the organization, bringing youth and diversity to all aspects of staff and programming. 75% of the primary artists in the last two Summerworks are alumni of our incubator programs, and Amina Khelif, our most recent administrative hire, was our last producing fellow.In 2025 we created a program which allows us to continue our support of early-career artists from these programs even when we dont hire them directly. The initiative provides modest (re-)grants as well as producing support and mentorship to self-producing playwrights in our network. We give artists grants of 1-5K, and also provide other forms of support: often rehearsal space, printing, casting, hiring, marketing, producing and fundraising advice. We have supported 16 projects in the programs pilot year.In addition to these core activities, we commission at least ten plays a year, including through the Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission, and maintain an open submission policy. We produce design/staging workshops.workshop several new plays annually, and host an annual playwriting retreat as well as a mid-career writers group. We recently launched a program which offers small grants, mentorship and other support to self-producing, early-career playwrights. Clubbed Thumb is the fiscal sponsor for Stillwright, a group that organizes silent playwriting retreats. 1587672 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 121 0 true 99 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 15 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X Maria Striar 2122600153 440 Lafayette St 4th Floor New York NY 10003 Maria Striar Artistic Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 92700 0 12409 Michael Bulger Board member 40.00 0.00 X 92700 0 12409 Anne Kauffman Board member 4.00 0.00 X 3250 0 0 Jill Bishop Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Dassori Co Vice-Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jonathan Rebell Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Allyn Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Tecson Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin Courtney Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Bishop Jr Co Vice-Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nina Hellman Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kyle Sarausky Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jason Ferguson Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josh Silverman Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Herrera Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maheshie Cabraal Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lillian Osei-Boateng Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah DiTroia Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 188650 24818 0 false false false 0 136254 144900 1113569 64538 1394723 Box office income 711110 343070 343070 Contracted services 711110 9500 9500 Co-production income 711110 113362 113362 465932 15829 11575 4254 0 888 888 0 316709 302859 13850 13850 13850 25255 136254 25255 0 0 0 Book sales 711110 552 552 Miscellaneous 900099 362 362 914 1892136 493159 4254 X 0 0 0 0 213468 176680 15766 21022 0 418729 352933 20488 45308 25186 25186 92994 77499 8542 6953 61280 52580 3300 5400 0 0 7150 7150 0 0 2145 2145 498131 479184 5623 13324 56537 51235 2662 2640 9402 7604 1798 0 0 132116 132116 20323 20086 237 0 0 0 0 0 7757 5361 909 1487 Production costs 190493 187323 2523 647 Bank & credit card charges 25324 18889 715 5720 Printing and Publications 6860 6860 Indirect benefit expenses 5779 5779 2650 1740 351 559 1776324 1587672 78015 110637 214108 316934 4560 0 447014 311379 4908 0 0 0 0 0 64539 12222 23062 23062 0 573949 734576 0 0 0 39322 87586 1348400 1462697 19761 16498 19761 16498 X 471665 525049 856974 921150 1328639 1446199 1348400 1462697 115812 1748 X false true X false false X 840886 927914 1118640 1439720 1394723 5721883 0 0 840886 927914 1118640 1439720 1394723 5721883 1157073 4564810 7899 7408 10455 24427 16717 66906 0 2126 840 370 4139 914 8389 5797178 930361 0.78740 0.79160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23062 23062 AEA Bond Security deposit 1150 87586 X 2083784 1748 192045 193793 1889991 2145 2145 1892136 1966224 192045 192045 1774179 2145 2145 1776324 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Management has evaluated all income tax positions and concluded that no disclosures relating to uncertain tax positions are required in the financial statements. X X X X X X X false NY Annual Gala 161509 136254 25255 1200 24055 161509 136254 25255 1200 24055 25255 X 2 64538 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 John and Jill Bishop, Directors, are husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Organization makes the 990 available to the board as a .pdf file. A conference call is then held with the board members to review and approve before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Organization monitors compliance by reviewing potential vendors for any conflict. We also track all regular significant expenditures over time to ensure expenses remain relatively consistent. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board approves all staff salaries, including raises. The one staff member on the board does not participate in these votes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization's Form 990 is posted online as part of on online non-profit database. 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