Niwap Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EDUCATE, TRAIN, OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH THAT WILL ASSIST A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS WHO WORK WITH AND/OR WHOSE WORK AFFECTS IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. OUR WORK IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND USE OF LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
- Income
- $57,338
- Spending
- $70,149
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 54%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $33,105 spent. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: TRAINED 807 ATTENDEES BY OFFERING 16 LIVE TRAININGS AND 4 VIRTUAL TRAINING EVENTS HOSTED IN 8 STATES, REACHING NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE AUDIENCES. TRAINEES AT THE VIRTUAL EVENTS INCLUDED: JUDGES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, LEGAL SERVICES, PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL SERVICES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS LEADERSHIP AND STAFF, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY STAFF. NIWAP'S TRAININGS INCLUDED: A TRAINING FOR SHELTER DIRECTORS IN MARYLAND; BOARD AND STAFF TRAININGS FOR THE OHIO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NETWORK ON VAWA PROTECTIONS; A WORKSHOP AT THE ANNUAL MARYLAND STATE VICTIM ADVOCACY CONVENING ON IMMIGRANT LEGAL RIGHTS; A TRAINING FOR D.C. VICTIM ADVOCATES AND ATTORNEYS ON VAWA CONFIDENTIALITY AND U VISA CERTIFICATION; A TRAINING ON WISCONSIN SAFETY NET SERVICES; A TRAINING ON VAWA PROTECTIONS AND IMMIGRATION RELIEF IN SAN ANTONIO; A Q&A SESSION IN SPANISH ON SAFETY PLANNING FOR VALOR; AND A TRAINING FOR FORENSIC NURSES SERVING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. NIWAP ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A SEVERAL CONFERENCES IN 2025, INCLUDING MULTIPLE SESSIONS AT THE INSTITUTE ON VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND TRAUMA (IVAT) CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO; A WORKSHOP ON IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE BALTIMORE IMMIGRATION SUMMIT, A PRESENTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS AT THE CAPE & ISLANDS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE, AND A U VISA PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES' (NCJFCJ) ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: NIWAP ANSWERED 8,113 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE QUESTIONS FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING: VICTIM ADVOCATES (40.3%); VICTIMS' ATTORNEYS (21.5%); JUDGES AND COURT STAFF (14.6%); STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STAFF (14.6%); POLICE, PROSECUTORS, OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (15.9%); CULTURALLY OR LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS (4.8%); AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS (2.6%). MANY CALLS SOUGHT ASSISTANCE ON MULTIPLE TOPICS. THE TOPICS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFERED WERE: IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER CRIMES (24%); HELPING IMMIGRANT VICTIMS IN FAMILY LAW CASES (17.1%); VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS (15.2%); CONFIDENTIALITY, SAFETY PLANNING, LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS (11.6%); COURTS, POLICE, PROSECUTORS AND JUSTICE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO IMMIGRANT CRIME VICTIMS (4.3%); AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS AND PUBLICLY FUNDED SERVICES AND HOUSING FOR IMMIGRANT CRIME VICTIMS (3.2%). WE RESPONDED TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS FROM ALL STATES AND FROM D.C., PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. A TOTAL OF 54 U.S. JURISDICTIONS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING U.S. REGIONS: WEST (22.1%); SOUTH (17.6%); MIDWEST (16.9%), NORTHEAST (16.0%), MID-ATLANTIC (26.4%) AND U.S. TERRITORIES (0.3%). THE TOP 11 STATES IN ORDER WERE MD, PA, TX, CA, DC, OH, NY, UT, GA, IL, AND WA. WE ALSO RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS FROM CANADA, CHILE, JAPAN, MEXICO, AND THAILAND.
- $18,067 spent. PUBLICATIONS & TRAINING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH: OVER THE COURSE OF 2025, NIWAP DEVELOPED A SERIES OF INFOGRAPHICS ILLUSTRATING THE TIMELINE TO IMMIGRATION RELIEF AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANT CRIME VICTIMS WHO FILE FOR IMMIGRATION PROTECTIONS OFFERED TO VICTIMS WHO SUFFERED CRIME AND/OR ABUSE IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE T VISA, U VISA, SIJS, AND VAWA PROGRAMS. THE SERIES SERVES AS A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE CONTAINING STEP-BY-STEP INFORMATION FOR BOTH ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS. ADDITIONAL NOTEWORTHY EFFORTS INCLUDE CREATING VAWA CONFIDENTIALITY TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, AND ADVOCATES THAT PROMOTE SAFE ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS. NIWAP ALSO DEVOTED SIGNIFICANT TIME TO TRANSLATING KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS HELPFUL FOR IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTO OVER 16 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THESE INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SERVICES; NIWAP, THE STALKING, PREVENTION, AWARENESS, AND RESOURCE CENTER; FREEDOM NETWORK USA; THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME; TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AID; AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS, AMONG OTHERS.
- $64 spent. AMICUS BRIEFS AND POLICY ADVOCACY: IN 2025, NIWAP SERVED AS LEAD AMICUS ON A BRIEF IN CARDENAS V. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBMITTED TO THE THIRD CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS THAT THE COURT RELIED UPON IN REACHING ITS PRECEDENTIAL OPINION HOLDING THAT A SPOUSE OR CHILD WHO IS OR HAS BEEN BATTERED OR SUBJECTED TO EXTREME CRUELTY BY A SPOUSE, PARENT OR STEPPARENT, IS ELIGIBLE TO SELF-PETITION REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEIR ABUSER GAINED LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCY. VICTIMS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED IN THE PAST NEED NOT CONTINUE TO BE ABUSED THROUGH FILING, AND A VICTIM QUALIFIES IF THE ABUSER IS A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT AT THE TIME OF FILING. IF ABUSE OCCURRED, VICTIMS QUALIFY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHEN THE ABUSER ATTAINED LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCY. NIWAP ALSO PROVIDED EXPERT ASSISTANCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ON AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT THEY PUBLISHED TITLED "'WE NEED U' HOW THE U VISA BUILDS TRUST, COUNTERS FEAR, AND PROMOTES COMMUNITY SAFETY". LASTLY, NIWAP WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE AND TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE MARYLAND STATE LEGISLATURE AS IT CONSIDERED IMPROVEMENTS TO MARYLAND'S U VISA CERTIFICATION LAW. THE SUBMISSION INCLUDED A 75-PAGE REPORT ON ALL U VISA AND T VISA STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS IN THE 20 STATES THAT HAVE THIS LEGISLATION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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