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Negotiation Works

EIN 83-2595231 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THROUGH INNOVATIVE NEGOTIATION AND SELF-ADVOCACY TRAINING, NEGOTIATION WORKS EMPOWERS PEOPLE IN THE DMV AREA WHO ARE EMERGING FROM DIFFICULT AND OFTEN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS - SUCH AS INCARCERATION, HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - TO BETTER NAVIGATE THEIR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES INVOLVING EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND TO LIVE THE NEXT CHAPTERS OF THEIR LIVES CONFIDENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY.

Income
$198,461
Spending
$230,070
Reserves
3.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%

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: 57 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% 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)
  1. $138,313 spent. NEGOTIATION COURSES: OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM, A MULTI-WEEK NEGOTIATION COURSE, TRAINS HISTORICALLY-MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS IN FOUNDATIONAL NEGOTIATION AND SELF-ADVOCACY STRATEGIES INCLUDING IDENTIFYING PERSONAL PRIORITIES, CONSIDERING VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES AND SOLUTIONS, AND TAKING INITIATIVE TO ACHIEVE ONE'S GOALS. WE PROVIDE THESE NEGOTIATION SKILLS CLASSES TO THE CLIENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED FOR WOMEN OR INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY POST-INCARCERATION, AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR 258 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 17 MULTI-SESSION PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE DC JAIL. ADDITIONALLY, WE SECURED THREE NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN 2025 AND PROVIDED THEM WITH SINGLE-SESSION WORKSHOPS THAT WE CREATED THIS YEAR, SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 80 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
  2. $17,109 spent. AMBASSADORS PROGRAM: OUR AMBASSADORS PROGRAM FOR FORMER CLASS PARTICIPANTS PROVIDES THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING TRAINING, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND OUTREACH. IN 2025, WE ENGAGED SEVENTEEN AMBASSADORS AND HELD FIVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS. WE CREATED A NEGOTIATION SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR TEENS AND TRAINED THE AMBASSADORS TO PRESENT THIS WORKSHOP TO A YOUTH COMMUNITY GROUP, HELD A WRITING CONTEST FOR THE AMBASSADORS TO BOLSTER THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND HELD A FOCUS GROUP ON FAMILY ISSUES FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS.
  3. $2,231 spent. CURRICULUM LICENSING: WE MONITORED SALES OF OUR ROLE PLAYS AND RECEIVED OUR FIRST ROYALTY CHECK. WE ALSO MARKETED OUR FULL CURRICULUM TO ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN REPLICATING OUR MULTI-WEEK NEGOTIATION PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TOOK PART IN AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING INTEREST AMONG A NETWORK OF NEGOTIATION SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS IN PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES.

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

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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