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Third Way

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on May 15, 2023.

1025 Connecticut Ave NW 400
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Third Way (EIN: 20-1734070) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, Third Way, a 501(c)(4) civic league or social welfare organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 88 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $317,701. The highest compensated employee at Third Way is Jonathan Cowan with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $449,101.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$27,422,767

Expenses

$23,095,434

Employee compensation

$8,506,316
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jonathan Cowan
President
$449,101
$414,937 No related comp$34,164
Matthew Bennett Secretary and
EXE Vice President of Public Affairs
$423,098
$383,379 No related comp$39,719
James Kessler
EXE Vice President of Policy
$419,644
$378,910 No related comp$40,734
Brenda Bethea Treasurer and
Chief Operating Officer
$279,535
$251,386 No related comp$28,149
Joshua Freed
Senior Vice President, Clean Energy
$277,571
$246,273 No related comp$31,298
Gabriel A Horwitz
Senior Vice President, ECON Program
$274,273
$248,152 No related comp$26,121
Lanae M Erickson Sr Vp For
Social Policy and Politics
$264,565
$248,240 No related comp$16,325
Chad Fitzgerald
SR Advisor to the Preside
$238,317
$205,445 No related comp$32,872
Emily Sternfeld
Senior Vice President of DEV and External
$233,204
$208,523 No related comp$24,681

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alison Kay
Trustee AS of DEC 2022
Alix Burns
Trustee
Andrew Feldstein
Trustee
Barbara Manfrey Vogelstein
Trustee
Bernard Schwartz
Trustee
Bob Goodman
Trustee
Brian Frank
Trustee
Christine Varney
Trustee
Daniel Lewis
Trustee
David Coulter
Trustee
David Greenwald
Trustee Until DEC 2022
David Heller
Trustee

Contractors

Akpd Message & Media
Purchased Paid Media on Behalf of Tw
$1,000,000
Global Strategy Group
Public Opinion Research
$923,775
Evolved Energy Research LLC
Strategic Consulting
$795,000
Boundary Stone Partners
Strategic Consulting
$374,000
Gs Strategy Group
Public Opinion Research
$324,750

Mission Statement

TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP CENTRIST POLICY IDEAS.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 11, 2025:
2024 Third Way 990 filed
May 9, 2024:
2023 Third Way 990 filed
May 15, 2023:
2022 Third Way 990 filed

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