Private company

Thornwillow Press

Logo: thornwillow.com³

Thornwillow Press is a private press in the United States. Since its founding in 1985, Thornwillow has published original work of John Updike, Arthur Schlesinger, JP Donleavy, Edmund Morris, Warren Berger, Louis Auchincloss, James Merrill, Hugh Sidey, David Mamet, and Walter Cronkite, among others.² It was founded by Luke Ives Pontifell.¹ It is headquartered in Newburgh.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1985Founded¹

HeadquartersNewburgh¹
Websitethornwillow.com

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The story

Founded by Luke Ives Pontifell in 1985.¹

Leadership

Who has led Thornwillow Press, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderLuke Ives Pontifell¹

Timeline

1985Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$152.8K 2020–2020

PPP loans $152.8K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2020	$152.8K	$152.8K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁴. Matched to this company by name and state.

May 1, 2020$152.8K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association⁴To THORNWILLOW PRESS LIMITED, Newburgh NY; $154.4K forgiven Jun 10, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataThornwillow Press on Wikidata
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WikipediaThornwillow Press on Wikipedia
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Company websiteThornwillow Press logo
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up