Transport Group Inc Dba Transport Group Theatre Company

What it reported doing in 2024

Transport Group is a New York-based off-Broadway theatre company that stages new works and radically reimagined revivals by American writers. Co-founded in 2001 by Jack Cummings III and Robyn Hussa, Transport Group is currently led by Cummings as Artistic Director and Denise Dickens as Executive Director. Since our founding, Transport Group has crafted risk-taking, thoughtful, and acclaimed productions of plays and musicals that invite audiences and artists to collaboratively explore what we mean by "American identity." We have produced a total of 37 shows (16 new works and 21 revivals), including 5 commissioned works, 12 world premieres, and 3 New York premieres, featuring work by innovative theater-makers as well as industry luminaries such as Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, and Edward Albee.Each year, Transport Group aims to mount two American plays or musicals in mainstage off-Broadway productions. When planning our season, we take into account the scope and scale of each work, always prioritizing artistic integrity and high-quality production values. Each season also includes extensive development processes including readings, developmental labs, workshops, concerts, and other special events that put artistic exploration at the forefront. Productions are attended by 4,000 to 8,000 people annually, with concerts, events, and workshops drawing an additional 500 to 800. Our audiences are theatergoers in the New York tri-state area.Transport Group invests deeply in artists. We are one of the few companies commissioning both plays and musicals, and we approach revivals with the same rigor as new works, reimagining canonical texts so that each production could only have emerged from the specific voices and imaginations of the artists in the room. Our development process is customized for each project, and we commit fully to the journey from commission to premiere, allowing a uniquely American voice to emerge.ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING | Our annual programming includes: MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS: Each year, Transport Group aims to mount 1 to 2 American plays or musicals in mainstage Off-Broadway productions. Our new works tackle challenging, provocative topics relevant to contemporary audiences, while our revivals provide a springboard to encounter rarely-produced classic material.THE 20TH CENTURY PROJECT: Launched in 2011, this initiative excavates our countrys growth and change in the last 100 years through a multi-year, ten-production cycle to explore the American experience and identity particular to each decade of the 20th century.ANNE L. BERNSTEIN CONCERT SERIES: This series celebrates treasured American musicals through one-night only events, featuring full orchestras performing original orchestrations of classic works. THE JOANNA & STEVEN SANDERS NEW WORKS PROGRAM: This program supports playwrights, librettists, and composers throughout the creative process, culminating in a fully realized production.2025-26 SEASON | Transport Group has demonstrated strong commitment to commissioning, developing, and producing new pieces by American writers and composers. Since our founding, about half our artistic output has been world or New York City premieres. Our 2025-26 season focuses on the development of a new works pipeline and resource-intensive musicals, providing as much public access as possible to these works-in-progress. Already this season, we returned to the New London Barn Playhouse in Sept. 2025 with five public performances of THE PET PROJECT, book by Laurie Graff and score by Nancy Shayne. Also in Sept. 2025, MOURNING SONGS by Ryan Langer was featured in the Aspen Solo Flights Festival. In Oct. 2025, Transport Group commissioned a new play from Mona Pirnot, an acclaimed playwright whose work has been celebrated across the country. On Feb. 13, 2026, we presented a 29-hour reading of Kirsten Guenthers OUR TABLE, building on development begun in June 2025. Also in February, Transport Group presented a 29-hour re

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.5%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -16.2%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 17%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings