Third Way's network
37 people11 organisationsi37 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (37). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
37 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 34 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 37 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Pritzker Trustee Chair | Until June, Then Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Alison Kay | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alix Burns | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Andrew Feldstein | Trustee Until December | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara Manfrey Vogelstein | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bernard Schwartz | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bob Goodman | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brian Frank | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christine Varney | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Lewis | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Coulter | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Heller | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Horvitz | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Derek Kaufman | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Derek Kirkland | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas Lawrence | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Georgette Bennett | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Graves Tompkins | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Dyson | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John L Vogelstein Chair | Until June, Then Chair Emeritus | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jonathan Cowan | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph Zimlich | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marc Spilker | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Edwards | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter Joseph | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| RAJ Date | Trustee As of June | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ray Rothrok | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Dyson | Trustee Until December | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Benjamin | Trustee Until December | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Galbraith | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Strauss Zelnick | Trustee As of December | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan McCue | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ted Trimpa | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thurgood Marshall JR | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Budinger | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Daley | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Reeves | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
16 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Bethea Treasurer and | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Brenda Bethea Treasurer COO | Until April, Then Consultant | 2023 |
| Chad Fitzgerald | Sr. Advisor to the President | since 2019 |
| Emily Sternfeld | Sr. VP of Dev. & External Affairs | since 2021 |
| Emily Sternfeld VP of DEV | And External Affairs | 2018 |
| Gabe Horowitz | SVP, Econ Program | 2018 |
| Gabriel A Horwitz | SVP, Econ Program | since 2019 |
| James Kessler | Exe. VP of Policy | since 2018 |
| Joshua Freed | SVP, Clean Energy | since 2018 |
| Lanae M Erickson SR VP for | Social Policy & Politics | since 2018 |
| Matthew Bennett Secretary and | Exe. VP of Public Affairs | since 2018 |
| Meike Eoyang | VP, National Security | 2018 |
| Mieke Eoyang | VP, National Security | since 2019 |
| Nancy Hale Senior VP of Strategy | & Leadership Dev. Until Nov 2018 | 2018 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | Senior Director | 2023 |
| Steve J Dieterle CFO | Board Treasurer As of June | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cowan | President and CEO | 36 | $413k | $41k | |
| Matthew Bennett Secretary and | Exe. VP of Public Affairs | 38 | $379k | $41k | |
| James Kessler | Exe. VP of Policy | 40 | $377k | $44k | |
| Lanae M Erickson Sr VP for | Social Policy & Politics | 40 | $300k | $18k | |
| Gabriel A Horwitz Senior | VP of Econ Program | 40 | $296k | $29k | |
| Joshua Freed Senior VP | Of Clean Energy | 40 | $295k | $38k | |
| Emily Sternfeld Senior VP | Of Dev. & External Affairs | 40 | $231k | $29k | |
| Steve J Dieterle CFO | Board Treasurer | 38 | $181k | $7k | |
| Xiavian Rommell Brown | Senior Director | 40 | $179k | $12k | |
| John L Vogelstein | Chair Emeritus | 3 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Pritzker | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Georgette Bennett | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Budinger | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Coulter | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Daley | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Dyson | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Edwards | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Frank | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Heller | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Peter Joseph | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Derek Kaufman | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Derek Kirkland | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Lewis | Trustee Until December | 2 | $0 | ||
| Thurgood Marshall Jr | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan McCue | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Horvitz | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Reeves | Trustee Until December | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bernard Schwartz | Trustee Until February | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alix Burns | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christine Varney | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marc Spilker | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ted Trimpa | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Manfrey Vogelstein | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Douglas Lawrence | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Zimlich | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bob Goodman | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ray Rothrock | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steven Galbraith | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alison Kay | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Graves Tompkins | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Third Way
- EIN
- 201734070
- Address
- 1025 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 400, Washington, DC, 20036-5423
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To research and develop centrist policy ideas. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R99 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Jonathan Cowan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Feldstein
≥8years on the filingsBarbara Manfrey Vogelstein
≥8years on the filingsBernard Schwartz
≥8years on the filingsBrian Frank
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $66m
- Total liabilities
- $7.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $58.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $29.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 99
- Volunteers
- 34
Grants paid
10 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Protect Our Families Inc | Charitable contribution to support work fighting right-wing extremism and anti-democratic forces. | $475k |
| National Urban League Inc | To further the goals of the alliance for entrepreneurial equity initiative to start and expand successful businesses | $256k |
| Young People's Alliance Education Fund | Moderate power venture fund | $200k |
| Civic Attention Inc | Moderate power project | $180k |
| For Facts Sake | Moderate power venture project | $150k |
| The Welcome Party Inc | Moderate power venture fund | $125k |
| The Next 50 Network LLC | Moderate power venture fund | $100k |
| For Facts Sake Action | Moderate power venture project | $75k |
| The Newdeal Forum | To support education and communication activities on clean energy investments | $65k |
| Common Sense Coalition | Moderate power venture fund | $50k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Third Way likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 12 October 2004
- Registered agent
- Jonathan Cowan (city and state not held)