THIRD WAY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THIRD WAY INSTITUTE (EIN 26-0535276)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-11
IRS object ID
201511319349302226
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-11T13:25:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521853933PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN260535276EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THIRD WAY INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHIRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023841700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHAN COWANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023841700PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID JONESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01361002PTIN
Phone2022936321PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJONATHAN COWANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,691,864GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE MODERATE SOLUTIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$4,297PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$17,978CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,840,767PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,352,728CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,735,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,758,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$102,975PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$36,613CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,871,024PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,912,835CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$969,743PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,439,893CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$78,441TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$75,133TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,247,360NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,804,347NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHIRD WAY INSTITUTE SUPPORTS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE MODERATE SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR ECONOMIC, NATIONAL SECURITY, ENERGY AND SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,758,500ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,758,500GrantAmt
DescAWARDED GRANTS ADDRESSING ECONOMIC, NATIONAL SECURITY, ENERGY AND SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES AND PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO THE BELIEFS AND POLICY PREFERENCES OF SELF-IDENTIFIED MODERATES. IN 2014, THIRD WAY INSTITUTE MADE GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EVENTS ON THE POLICY CHALLENGES FACED BY AMERICA. THE MATERIALS AND EVENTS FOCUSED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF POLICY ISSUES.HEALTH CARE: DEVELOPED 15 POLICY PAPERS ON HOW TO CUT WASTE IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY REMOVING OBSTACLES TO PATIENT CARE WHICH WILL BE PUBLICY RELEASED THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR. ALSO CONDUCTED ORIGINAL PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC MODELING ON OUR WORK.RETIREMENT: RELEASED AN ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.RELEASED A SERIES OF PAPERS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AROUND THE TERRORIST THREATS TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT SOCHI, RUSSIA, EXPLAINING THE HISTORY OF THE CHECHEN SEPARATIST MOVEMENT.NUCLEAR POWER: PRODUCED A SERIES OF PAPERS EXPLAINING THE IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER FOR GENERATING CARBON-FREE ELECTRICITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ANALYZING THE IMPACT THAT SHUTTING NUCLEAR PLANTS DOWN WOULD HAVE ON CARBON EMISSIONS. ALSO, RELEASED A REPORT ANALYZING HOW MUCH THE US AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INVESTING IN ADVANCED NUCLEAR INNOVATION, AND THE IMPACT THAT IS LIKELY TO HAVE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.EPA REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES: RELEASED AN ORIGINAL PROPOSAL ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO REGULATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING POWER PLANTS, AND A PROPOSAL ON NUCLEAR POWER IN THE UNITED STATES AND RECOMMENDING CHANGES THAT WOULD HELP KEEP MORE ZERO-CARBON EMISSION NUCLEAR PLANTS OPERATING.EDUCATION: RELEASED A MAJOR REPORT MAKING THE CASE THAT WE MUST MODERNIZE THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE TO THE HIGH-ACHIEVING MILLENNIALS WE NEED TO FILL THE 3 MILLION NEW TEACHER POSITIONS WHICH WILL OPEN OVER THE NEXT DECADE, AND EXPANDED UPON THE PRINCIPLES LAID OUT IN THAT REPORT WITH THREE SIGNIFICANT POLICY BRIEFS OFFERING NEW IDEAS FOR HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL.MARIJUANA: CONDUCTED TWO ROUNDS OF IN-DEPTH PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW AMERICANS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE ISSUE OF WHETHER TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA FEEL ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN THAT DEBATE, AND RELEASED A NEW PROPOSAL ADVOCATING FOR A "WAIVE BUT RESTRICT" APPROACH THAT ALLOWS STATES THAT STRICTLY REGULATE LEGAL MARIJUANA MARKETS TO OBTAIN A WAIVER TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL LAW FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2023841700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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JONATHAN COWAN
PRESIDENT4.0042.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$33,330$300,938$18,623
NANCY HALE
TREASURER2.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$15,150$286,916$19,083
JACQUIE LAWING EBERT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HELLER
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGAN KERSH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THURGOOD MARSHALL JR
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD ROSSMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW BENNETT
SECRETARY2.0040.00Yes (X)$15,150$286,318$30,203
BRENDA BETHEA
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION2.0040.00$15,640$138,743$9,068Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,012,915TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$76,977TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Securities$340,853SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$1,717SecuritiesAmt

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Total$5,758,500TotalAmt
Program Services$5,758,500ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$98,089TotalAmt
Management And General$95,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,707FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$2,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$3,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$18,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$518FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$4,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126FundraisingAmt

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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$49$48$1

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$4,023FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$10,567BOYAmt
EOY$10,152EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,315,120BOYAmt
EOY$1,030,490EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$114BOYAmt
EOY$343EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$2,832,227EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,268EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,325,801BOYAmt
EOY$3,879,480EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$78,441BOYAmt
EOY$75,133EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$78,441BOYAmt
EOY$75,133EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$1,247,360BOYAmt
EOY$3,804,347EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,247,360BOYAmt
EOY$3,804,347EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,325,801BOYAmt
EOY$3,879,480EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,439,893ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$117,093NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,495,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,468,852CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,845,064CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,334,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,630,900TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,495,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,468,852CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,845,064CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,334,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,630,900TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,502,200SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,128,700PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,977CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,445CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,093TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,654,993TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.71250PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71260PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,758,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,758,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$437,925FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$109,481FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$433,758CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$443,551CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$437,925CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,743,349TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,615,024LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$107,029CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$108,440CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$110,888CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$109,481CurrentYearAmt
Total$435,838TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$653,757GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,466,658TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$117,093NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$117,093RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,349,565RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$3,163InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,163RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,352,728TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,909,671TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,909,671ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$3,163InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,164ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,912,835TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:TW AND TWI HAVE ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AS REQUIRED BY TOPIC 740 OF THE FASB ASC. TOPIC 740 REQUIRES TW AND TWI TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN TW AND TWI RECORDING A TAX LIABILITY THAT WOULD REDUCE ITS NET ASSETS. TW AND TWI HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON RETURNS FILED FOR OPEN TAX YEARS (2011-2013), OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS 2014 TAX RETURN. TW AND TWI IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE MATERIALLY IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING ERROR 1.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THIRD WAYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE SUITE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN201734070RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$5,758,500CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ECONOMIC, NATIONAL SECURITY, ENERGY AND SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES AND PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE BELIEFS AND POLICY PREFERENCES OF SELF-IDENTIFIED MODERATES.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS, SUCH AS THOSE MADE BY THIRD WAY INSTITUTE TO THIRD WAY (GRANT RECIPIENT) IN 2014 MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS (A) THE GRANT RECIPIENT CAN ONLY USE THE GRANT FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE NO FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE (B) GRANT FUNDS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY ACTIVITY CONSIDERED TO BE LOBBYING UNDER SECTION 4911 AND 501(H) OF THE CODE (C) GRANT FUNDS SHALL NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE ANY CANDIDATE SEEKING ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE, OR PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR CANDIDATE (D) IN ADDITION, THE GRANT RECIPIENT MUST PROVIDE THIRD WAY INSTITUTE WITH DETAILED SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WERE USED, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE FUNDS WERE ONLY USED FOR THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES APPROVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT PROPOSALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JONATHAN COWAN
PRESIDENT$33,330$300,140$0$0$0$798$0$10,600$802$7,221$34,132$318,759$0$0
NANCY HALE
TREASURER$15,150$286,520$0$0$0$396$0$10,600$424$8,059$15,574$305,575$0$0
MATTHEW BENNETT
SECRETARY$15,150$285,520$0$0$0$798$0$10,600$980$18,623$16,130$315,541$0$0
BRENDA BETHEA
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION$15,640$138,679$0$0$0$64$0$6,175$263$2,630$15,903$147,548$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THIRD WAY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF CEO SALARIES FOR COMPARABLY SIZED ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE SALARY REVIEW INCLUDED CONDUCTING A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND EVALUATING FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$124,775NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AFTER THE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED AND EDITED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, A COPY IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REMINDS STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IS FOLLOWED UP FOR COMPLETION BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIRD WAY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF CEO AND OTHER CORPORATE OFFCIERS' SALARIES AND COMPARED THE SALARIES WITH COMPARABLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE SALARY REVIEW INCLUDED A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND EVALUATING THE FORM 990 OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING ERROR 1.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THIRD WAYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201734070EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP CENTRIST POLICY IDEAS.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THIRD WAY
B$5,758,500CASH
THIRD WAY
O$117,722SHARING OF EMPLOYEES

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