People for the American Way

People For the American Way
FoundedSeptember 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)
FounderNorman Lear
TypeAdvocacy group
52-1366721
Legal status501(c)(4) social welfare organization
FocusProgressive/liberal advocacy
Location
Area served
United States
MethodMedia attention, direct-appeal campaigns
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$9.38 million (2022)
Expenses$11.1 million (2022)
Websitepeoplefor.org

People for the American Way (PFAW /ˈpfɔː/) 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.