Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, now known as the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), is a public charity based in New York, NY. Founded in 1967, it serves independent literary publishers through technical assistance, membership services, public programs, and grant programs.
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses at a glance
In short: Council of Literary Magazines and Presses gave $534K across 55 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $533,750
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 55
- +41.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,705
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,415,077
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
- Next open deadline
- November 18, 2026 (CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature)
- Contact
Mailing address: 90 Broad Street Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 741-9110
Website: https://clmp.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
Amount
$1,000 - $2,000
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
CLMP NYSCA NYTAP Professional Development Consulting Program
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
FACE OUT: Maximizing the Visibility of Emerging Writers
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Council of Literary Magazines and Presses funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fractured Atlas Inc ($31K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $173K.
Grant Size Distribution
127 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 127 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CLMP is based in New York, NY. Its programs include opportunities for publishers across the United States and U.S. territories, as well as programs restricted to New York State or, for Face Out, New York City. In 2025, recipients in New York received 38% of grant dollars, followed by California at 11%, Massachusetts and Arizona at 7% each, and Texas at 6%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 55 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Council of Literary Magazines and Presses gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $364K (2023) to $1.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 55 grants totaling $534K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cardboard House Press Phoenix, AZ | Mellon 350K Grant | $15,000 |
| Electric Lit Inc Kingston, NY | Amazon Lit Grant | $15,000 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc Hartsdale, NY | Mellon Grant | $15,000 |
| Little Puss Press LLC Brooklyn, NY | Mellon 350K Grant | $15,000 |
| Archipelago Books Brooklyn, NY | Hawthornden Grant | $10,000 |
| Bamboo Ridge Press Honolulu, HI | Amazon Lit. Grant | $10,000 |
| Bellevue Literary Press Inc New York, NY | Hawthornden Grant | $10,000 |
| Birds LLC Visual Art Exchange Raleigh, NC | Mellon 350K Grant | $10,000 |
| Blackwater Press LLC Charleston, WV | Mellon 350K Grant | $10,000 |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State Normal, IL | Hawthornden Grant | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 filing reported 39 grants, and the 2023 filing reported 31 grants.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,415,077 | $1,473,111 | $1,631,944 | $533,750 | 55 | $69,871 |
| 2024 | $2,510,642 | $1,512,677 | $1,348,159 | $473,203 | 39 | $26,136 |
| 2023 | $2,399,416 | $1,165,659 | $1,087,460 | $364,375 | 31 | $50,160 |
| 2022 | $2,335,733 | $3,603,778 | $2,232,205 | $1,746,750 | 1 | $5,031 |
| 2021 | $859,640 | $2,321,993 | $1,807,679 | $1,353,600 | 1 | $125 |
| 2020 | $327,002 | $654,866 | $500,991 | — | — | $22 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CLMP’s stated mission is to ensure a vibrant, diverse literary landscape by helping small literary publishers work better. Its website says it provides technical assistance, facilitates peer learning and collective action, and connects publishers with readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, educators, funders, and other stakeholders. The organization’s 2024 filing describes its work as supporting independent publishers of fiction, poetry, and prose, including by helping discover new writers, support mid-career writers, publish voices from communities underrepresented in mainstream commercial culture, and keep books in print.
CLMP’s 2024 filing describes technical assistance as its core program. It includes regrant programs, one-on-one help with marketing, fundraising, and other publishing and nonprofit issues, roundtables, technical-assistance resources, and work encouraging the use of literary journals in curricula. The filing also describes membership services and public programs, including a conference, publisher fairs, and literary events.
The grantees named in the 2025 filing illustrate the kinds of organizations CLMP supports. Electric Literature says its mission is to amplify storytelling through digital innovation and support writers and literary community. Orion Magazine describes its mission as inviting readers into a community of caring for the planet through writing and art about nature and culture. Ugly Duckling Presse says it produces art and publishes books by emerging, international, and forgotten artists and writers. Other recipients include Los Angeles Review of Books, which describes its mission as promoting writing, reading, criticism, and intellectual discussion; Nightboat Books, which supports writers of innovative poetry and prose; and Archipelago Books, which publishes translations of classic and contemporary world literature.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CLMP reported 55 grants totaling $533,750. Grants ranged from $5,625 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest awards were $15,000 each to Cardboard House Press, Electric Lit Inc, Fractured Atlas Inc, and Little Puss Press LLC. Other reported awards included $10,000 to Archipelago Books, Bellevue Literary Press, and Bamboo Ridge Press.
CLMP’s website describes several grant programs. The Literary Magazine Fund, run in alliance with the Amazon Literary Partnership, typically awards 10–20 grants a year of $5,000–$15,000 to literary magazines. The website states that applications for the next cycle will be accepted in spring 2027. Eligible applicants are U.S. registered nonprofits whose core mission includes developing emerging writers, supporting diversity, celebrating storytelling, or building authors’ careers; fiscal sponsors and university-affiliated magazines may apply. Presses and other nonprofit literary organizations may apply for the Amazon Literary Partnership general fund through the same portal, which is not administered by CLMP.
The Capacity-Building Grant Program offers one-year grants of $5,000 or $10,000 for projects such as fundraising, marketing, distribution, web development, staff and board skill-building, strategic planning, diversity and equity initiatives, and leadership development. Its stated eligibility rules include U.S. or U.S. territory-based nonprofit literary magazines or presses with 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor, primarily publishing literary works. Applicants must have published at least one title or issue within the previous 18 months. The 2024 application deadline was May 10, 2024, a past cycle.
CLMP also administers New York State programs. The NYSCA NYTAP Professional Development Consulting Program offers New York State publishers funds for 10–15 hours of consulting, with support areas including fundraising, marketing, design, publicity, bookkeeping, and organizational development. NYSCA Regrants provide access to support for New York State publishers and literary magazines that do not receive direct NYSCA funding. The Face Out program, for New York City press-and-author teams developing visibility for emerging writers and experimental titles, is currently inactive according to the supplied program information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mary Gannon as Executive DI; Nicole Dewey as chair; Judy Hottensen as vice chair; Ellis B Levine Esq as treasurer; and Katie Dublinski as secretary. It also lists Tomer Inbar, Justin Jamail, Beena Kamlani, Deborah Paredez, and Nick Parker as board members.
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses is led by Nicole Dewey, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicole Dewey
Chair
Co-Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Gannon
Executive Di
Executive Direcctor → Executive Director, 2021
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$89K (2020) → $131K (2025)
Beena Kamlani
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarence Reynolds
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wilk
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellis B. Levine Esq.
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Hottensen
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Jamail
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Dublinski
Secretary
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Parker
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Paredez
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tomer Inbar
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Jarrod Annis (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Renee Zuckerbrot (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Madhulika Sikka (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gerald Howard (2020–2022) — Co-Chair · Filing note: Through 1/2022
- Former: Kathryn Court (2020–2022) — Secretary · Filing note: Through 1/2022
- Former: Matty Goldberg (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $131K, to Mary Gannon (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
How much does Council of Literary Magazines and Presses give each year?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses gave $534K across 55 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $473K across 39 grants.
What is Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's typical grant size?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,705, across 55 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Council of Literary Magazines and Presses give grants?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's top state is New York, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (11%) and Massachusetts (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (8 grants), Brooklyn, NY (7 grants), San Francisco, CA (4 grants) and Hartsdale, NY (3 grants).
Does Council of Literary Magazines and Presses give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 55 grants with a stated purpose on Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Hawthornden Grant" (25 grants), "Mellon 350K Grant" (16 grants) and "Amazon Lit Grant" (6 grants).
Who are Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's largest grantees?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's largest 2025 grantees include Fractured Atlas Inc ($30,625 across 3 grants), Electric Lit Inc ($25,000 across 2 grants) and Callaloo Foundation Inc ($20,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Council of Literary Magazines and Presses?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What does Council of Literary Magazines and Presses fund?
CLMP’s stated mission is to ensure a vibrant, diverse literary landscape by helping small literary publishers work better. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Council of Literary Magazines and Presses?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check clmp.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's EIN?
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6074500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 24, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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