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Employees Third Way Jonathan Cowan

Jonathan Cowan

OfficerTrustee/director

President and Chief Executive Officer at Third Way

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$454,588
2024

Total compensation

Jonathan Cowan has been listed as an employee of Third Way in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Jonathan Cowan has increased by 22.2% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$454,588
+0.5%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024
$414k org
36 hrs/wk
$42k other
--
$452,478
+0.8%
President
2023
$414k org
36 hrs/wk
$39k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Jonathan Cowan to:

2024

Other employees at Third Way

James Kessler
EXE Vice President of Policy
$420,973
$377,021 from orgNo related comp$43,952 other
Matthew Bennett Secretary and
EXE Vice President of Public Affairs
$420,593
$379,453 from orgNo related comp$41,140 other
Joshua Freed Senior Vp
OF Clean Energy
$332,808
$294,687 from orgNo related comp$38,121 other
Gabriel A Horwitz Senior
Vice President of ECON Program
$325,730
$296,343 from orgNo related comp$29,387 other
Lanae M Erickson Sr Vp For
Social Policy and Politics
$318,294
$299,942 from orgNo related comp$18,352 other
Emily Sternfeld Senior Vp
OF DEV and External Affairs
$259,351
$230,542 from orgNo related comp$28,809 other
Xiavian Rommell Brown
Senior Director
$191,296
$178,811 from orgNo related comp$12,485 other
Steve J Dieterle Cfo
Board Treasurer
$188,420
$181,205 from orgNo related comp$7,215 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Third Way 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Third Way 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Third Way 990 published

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