2025-04-17T08:09:06-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 832595231 NEGOTIATION WORKS NEGO 2022462212 4532 RENO ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 MELISSA REINBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022462212 2025-04-17 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MELISSA REINBERG 4532 RENO ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 217215 0 X WWW.NEGOTIATION-WORKS.ORG X 2018 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 7 7 3 34 0 0 0 184701 0 31228 0 26 0 -977 0 214978 0 35000 0 0 0 184469 0 0 21809 0 32050 0 251519 0 -36541 136395 106217 215 6578 136180 99639 X 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. 0 0 198770 35000 31228 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, WHO SERVE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED, RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROM PRISON, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LIVING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED THESE PROGRAMS FOR 274 INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH 18 MULTI-WEEK PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS AND THE DC JAIL. 8916 AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: OUR AMBASSADORS PROGRAM IS FOR FORMER CLASS PARTICIPANTS. THE AMBASSADORS MEET AS A GROUP ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING TRAINING, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND OUTREACH. IN 2024, FOURTEEN AMBASSADORS TOOK PART IN THE PROGRAM, WHICH MET FIVE TIMES DURING THE YEAR. AMBASSADORS PARTICIPATED IN A CITY WIDE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION CONFERENCE AND ENGAGED IN OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION. 4878 CURRICULUM LICENSING: WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO OFFER A FEW OF OUR ROLE PLAYS FOR LICENSE TO EDUCATORS WHO TEACH NEGOTIATION IN UNIVERSITY SETTINGS. 212564 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X X MELISSA REINBERG 2022462212 4532 RENO ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 X MELISSA REINBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 40.00 X X 0 0 0 STUART ISHIMARU PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT DUNCAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA ALEJANDRO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA BALTHAZAR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY BIBEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLIE LEVAR LONG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6155 7364 171182 184701 CONTRACT INCOME 900009 16665 16665 FEES FROM PARTNERS 900009 14563 14563 31228 26 26 1260 6155 2237 -977 -977 214978 31228 0 -951 35000 35000 143424 123119 5947 14358 28477 24250 1238 2989 12568 10703 546 1319 4127 2418 1244 465 4001 2344 1206 451 1413 828 426 159 6375 3784 1946 645 5614 3542 1822 250 236 138 71 27 694 407 209 78 698 409 210 79 2695 1579 812 304 AMBASSADOR PROGRAM 3133 1836 944 353 PAYROLL FEES 1555 1324 68 163 MEMBERSHIP FEES 575 337 173 65 REGISTRATION FEES 560 328 169 63 374 218 115 41 251519 212564 17146 21809 123994 46724 41057 11993 18436 408 136395 106217 215 6578 215 6578 X 136180 99639 136180 99639 136395 106217 -36541 0 X 0 0 0 X 37812 55701 93543 148652 184701 520409 37812 55701 93543 148652 184701 520409 119220 401189 8 34 26 68 520477 89814 0.77080 0.77740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 CASH ASSISTANCE 38 35000 PART I, LINE 2: WE PROVIDED THE FUNDS TO A SELECT GROUP OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS GIFTS. THIS WAS THE PROCESS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AWARD: PARTICIPANTS AGREED TO TAKE PART IN A FOUR-SESSION COURSE TO LEARN STRATEGIES TO RESOLVE CONFLICT, ENGAGE IN SELF-ADVOCACY, AND IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN NEGOTIATING EVERYDAY DISPUTES INVOLVING FAMILY, EMPLOYMENT, AND HOUSING ISSUES. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED FUNDS REGARDLESS OF ATTENDANCE. PARTICIPANTS WERE NOT REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN ANY SPECIFIC ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS. FUNDS WERE PROVIDED IN A ONE-TIME INSTALLMENT AT THE END OF THE NEGOTIATION WORKS CLASS IN THE FORM OF A LOADED DEBIT CARD. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING AS FOLLOWS: "THESE FUNDS ARE A GIFT TO YOU SOLELY TO HELP YOU, NOT TO SATISFY ANY DUTY OF OURS, AND WITHOUT EXPECTING ANY CONSIDERATION IN RETURN OR ANY REPAYMENT." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH PERSON WHO IS DEEMED TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER NEGOTATION WORKS IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WICH AFFIRMS THE PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTERSTEST POLICY. IF IT IS DETERMINED THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE TAKEN: IN THE CASE OF A CONFLICT INVOLVING AN EMPLOYEE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER NEGOTIATION WORKS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DECIDES THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE BY NEGOTIATION WORKS ONCE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO EXIST. AN EMPLOYEE MAY APPEAL ANY ADVERSE DETERMINATION TO THE BOARD. IN THE CASE OF A CONFLICT INVOLVING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR A PERSON WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER NEGOTIATION WORKS, THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSES TO THE BOARD ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE PERSON'S AFFILIATION WITH THE TRANSACTION, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE MATERIAL FACTS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO NEGOTIATION WORKS, AND NEGOTIATION WORKS PROPOSES TO ENGAGE IN THIS TRANSACTION FOR ITS OWN PURPOSES AND BENEFITS AND NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSON, AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS THE MOST BENEFICIAL ARRANGEMENT WHICH NEGOTIATION WORKS COULD OBTAIN IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS ARE RUN BY A VOLUNTEER OFFICER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST.