Third Way (United States)

Third Way
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FoundersJonathan Cowan
Matt Bennett
Nancy Hale
Jim Kessler
20-1734070[1]
Legal status501(c)(4)[1]
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Coordinates38°54′12″N 77°02′22″W / 38.903358°N 77.039347°W / 38.903358; -77.039347
Jonathan Cowan[2]
John L. Vogelstein[2]
SubsidiariesThird Way Institute
Revenue (2016)
$10,405,228[1]
Expenses (2016)$8,704,498[1]
Employees (2016)
71[1]
Volunteers (2016)
32[1]
Websitethirdway.org

Third Way is a Washington, D.C.–based public policy think tank founded in 2005.[3] It develops and advocates for policies that it says represent "modern center-left ideas".[4]

In 2013, Third Way was awarded as the North American Think Tank of the Year by Prospect.[5]

The think tank's supporters and advocates include Democratic politicians, other center-left think tanks, and individual donors.[6] Third Way's funding also partially comes from philanthropy, foundations and personal donations. In the past decade, Third Way has been directly involved in policy issues such as the benefits of energy innovation, student accountability measures under the Every Student Succeeds Act, deficit reduction, proposals to reform Medicare and Medicaid, the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell", and new trade accords with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" (PDF). Third Way. December 31, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "About". Third Way. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Shear, Michael D. (February 9, 2011). "Political Groups Compete to Represent the Center". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "About – Third Way". www.thirdway.org. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "The 50 Most Influential Think Tanks in the United States". The Best Schools. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ^ James, Hohmann (February 15, 2011). "Third Way picks up 3 new Senate co-chairs". Politico. Retrieved November 10, 2018.