People for the American Way

People For the American Way
Founded	September 4, 1980
Founder	Norman Lear
Type	Advocacy group
Tax ID no.	52-1366721
Legal status	501(c)(4) social welfare organization
Focus	Progressive/liberal advocacy
Location	Washington, D.C.;
Area served	United States
Method	Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns
Chair	Lara Bergthold
President	Svante Myrick
Affiliations	People for the American Way Foundation; People for the American Way Voters Alliance; People for the American Way Action Fund;
Revenue (2014)	$5,768,692
Expenses (2014)	$5,690,909
Employees (2014)	61
Website	www.pfaw.org

People For the American Way, or PFAW (/'pfɑː/), is a progressive advocacy group in the United States. Organized as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, PFAW was registered in 1981 by the television producer Norman Lear, a self-described liberal who founded the organization in 1980 to challenge the Christian right agenda of the Moral Majority.

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