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Filing year 2023

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 52-1366721·4
Total revenue
$6.3M
Total assets
$6.3M
Total expenses
$5.6M
Reported officers
32
Mission

MOBILIZE MEMBERS AND ACTIVISTS TO FIGHT FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT REFLECT THE VALUES OF FREEDOM, FAIRNESS, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$219k
$240k
Base
$196k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$5k
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$205k
$225k
Base
$164k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$21k
Senior Editorial Director
highest compensated employee
$181k
$198k
Base
$141k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$31k
Chief Strategy Officer
highest compensated employee
$153k
$167k
Base
$125k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
General Counsel, COO & Secretary
$150k
$164k
Base
$104k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Chief Financial Officer
$138k
$151k
Base
$91k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$21k
Chief Communications Officer
highest compensated employee
$112k
$122k
Base
$95k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$4k
VP of Campaigns & Programs
vice president
$77k
$84k
Base
$60k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Director - Major Gifts
highest compensated employee
$43k
$47k
Base
$14k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 23 unpaid individuals.

Up 16%
from 2022

From $189k in 2022 to $219k in 2023.

$189k
2022
$219k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 12% in real terms$214k to $240k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.5M
$9M
2022
$6.3M
$5.6M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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