Third Way Institute

Liam Sturgess
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Third Way Institute is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. It serves as the charitable arm of Third Way.[1]

History

The Third Way Institute was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 24, 2006.[2] A branch of the organization was registered in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 2010.[3]

On March 28, 2019, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation awarded the Third Way Institute a $27,000 grant for an event called "Catching the Cybercriminal: Reforming Global Law Enforcement," which took place on November 18, 2019.[4][5]

Organization

Name Position Notes
Jonathan Cowan Governor, Executing Officer[3:1] Third Way, Americans for Gun Safety
CT Corporation/Corporation Trust Company Agent[2:1][3:2] -

Funding

Donors to the Third Way Institute include:

  • Arnold Ventures[6]
  • Ayco Charitable Foundation[7]
  • Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust[8]
  • Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation[9]
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[10]
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston[11]
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation[12]
  • Dyson Foundation[13]
  • Energy Foundation[14]
  • Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund[15]
  • Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund[16]
  • Jewish Communal Fund[17]
  • Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund[18]
  • Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego[19]
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation[20]
  • Lumina Foundation[21]
  • Meg and Bennett Goodman Family Foundation[22]
  • National Philanthropic Trust[23]
  • Ptsrk Foundation[24]
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors[25]
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation[26]

The Third Way Institute also raises money from individual donors through ActBlue.[27]

  1. Donate. Third Way. Retrieved March 24, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240324034236/https://www.thirdway.org/donate ↩︎

  2. Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. Third Way Institute. OpenCorporates. Retrieved March 23, 2024, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/4210247 ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Third Way Institute. OpenCorporates. Retrieved March 23, 2024, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_dc/EXTUID_2700198 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. Third Way Institute - for the 2019 Cyber Enforcement Symposium. (2019, March 28). Hewlett Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128124350/https://hewlett.org/grants/third-way-institute-for-the-2019-cyber-enforcement-symposium/ ↩︎

  5. Catching the Cybercriminal: Reforming Global Law Enforcement. NYU School of Law. Retrieved March 27, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.03.27-175836/https://its.law.nyu.edu/eventcalendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.detail&id=75999 ↩︎

  6. Third Way Institute. Arnold Ventures. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210115142207/https://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/third-way-institute-2 ↩︎

  7. Cavoli, M. (2021, March 15). Ayco Charitable Foundation, Full Filing - 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/141782466/202100749349301125/full ↩︎

  8. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust. Grantmakers.io. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221019204552/https://www.grantmakers.io/profiles/v0/137298842-bernard-and-anne-spitzer-charitable-trust/ ↩︎

  9. Fulvio, G. J. (2018). Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation - Form 990-PF. Internal Revenue Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20240516220405/https://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/133/133099518/133099518_201711_990PF.pdf ↩︎

  10. Third Way Institute. (2019, November). Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. http://archive.today/2024.03.27-175106/https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2019/11/inv001704 ↩︎

  11. Strong, D. H. (2021, May 4). Combined Jewish Philanthropies Of Greater Boston Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/42103559/202141249349301979/full ↩︎

  12. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax - (Form 990-PF) - 2018 - Part XV. David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240328205532/https://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Part-XV-Line-3a-Grants-and-Contributions-Paid-During-the-Year.pdf ↩︎

  13. Third Way Institute. Dyson Foundation. Retrieved August 12, 2018, from https://web.archive.org/web/20180812222728/http://dysonfoundation.org/grantmaking/search-grants?view=details&acctid=001G000001esmd6IAA&oppid=0061L00000wG4YFQA0 ↩︎

  14. Mark, J. (2020, November 12). The Energy Foundation, Full Filing - 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943126848/202033179349304113/full ↩︎

  15. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) Schedule 1. (2019). Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. https://web.archive.org/web/20230911200745/https://www.fidelitycharitable.org/content/dam/fc-public/docs/fc/fc-990-fy-2019-schedule-i.pdf ↩︎

  16. St. John, E. C. (2021, March 24). Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/113813663/202120839349300137/full ↩︎

  17. Raynes, Z., & Dickman, S. F. (2020). 2020 Giving Report (p. 27). Jewish Communal Fund. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327235716/https://jcfny.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020-Giving-Report-final.pdf ↩︎

  18. Lee, H. (2019, May 14). Jewish Community Federation Of S F Marin Peninsula & Sonoma Counties, Full Filing - 2017 - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/941156533/201941349349308759/full ↩︎

  19. Jewish Community Foundation Of San Diego, Form 990, Schedule I - Nonprofit Explorer. (2017, May 12). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/952504044/201731329349304943/IRS990ScheduleI ↩︎

  20. Third Way Institute. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221201044442/https://www.macfound.org/grantee/third-way-institute-10114589/ ↩︎

  21. Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF) - 2017 - Part XV. Lumina Foundation. Retrieved July 21, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230721051821/https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/advantage/document/financial/2017-990-PF.pdf ↩︎

  22. Paradis, R. J. (2021, May 13). The Meg And Bennett Goodman Family Foundation - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) - 2020 - Schedule I. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/311702105/202121379349302207/full ↩︎

  23. Paradis, R. J. (2021, May 25). National Philanthropic Trust, Full Filing - 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237825575/202121459349300307/full ↩︎

  24. Ptsrk Foundation, Full Filing - 2018 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2019, October 15). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/203960774/201942889349100729/full ↩︎

  25. Welch, C. (2020, November 13). Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Full Filing - 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133615533/202023189349308117/full ↩︎

  26. Grants - Third Way Institute. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Retrieved March 23, 2024, from https://hewlett.org/grants/?keyword=third way institute&sort=relevance&current_page=1 ↩︎

  27. I just gave to Third Way Institute! ActBlue. Retrieved March 27, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240327235319/https://secure.actblue.com/donate/third-way-1?refcode=directory ↩︎

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Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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