Datasets

Public datasets and data infrastructure for research on LGBT+ rights, nonprofit organizations, and transnational advocacy.

Available

LGBTI Policy Index, 1991–2019

Velasco, Kristopher

A cross-national index tracking the adoption and repeal of LGBT-inclusive and LGBT-restrictive policies across countries from 1991 to 2019. Covers criminal law, anti-discrimination protections, relationship recognition, and more.

Available

E-Filed Form 990 & Form 990-EZ XMLs

Velasco, Kristopher

Parsed and structured data from electronically filed IRS Form 990 and Form 990-EZ returns. Includes extraction code for researchers working with nonprofit tax data, enabling large-scale analysis of the U.S. nonprofit sector.

Available

Paper-Filed Form 990: 2008–2019

Velasco, Kristopher

Digitized and structured data from paper-filed IRS Form 990 returns spanning 2008 to 2019. Part of a broader effort to make nonprofit tax data fully open-access for social science research.

Available

The World Congress of Families Dataset v1.0

Velasco, Kristopher and Jeffrey Swindle

Systematic data on the World Congress of Families (WCF), a major hub in the transnational anti-gender movement. Tracks WCF events, participating organizations, and their expanding global reach.

In Progress

The Global LGBTQ+ NGO Database

Velasco, Kristopher and Tara Gonsalves

A comprehensive database of LGBTQ+ non-governmental organizations worldwide. Tracks organizational founding, missions, strategies, and cross-national networks. Supported by a National Science Foundation grant.

Funding
2023–2026

Organizations in a Post-Liberal World: A Cross-National Investigation into the Changing Scales, Strategies, and Missions of LGBT+ NGOs

National Science Foundation, Science of Organizations · $292,287

2023

Making the Forms 990 Open Access: Unleashing Nonprofit Tax Data to Invigorate Social Science Research

Princeton University, Data-Driven Social Science Initiative · $33,400

2023

Mission Impossible: How LGBT+ Organizations Navigate between Global Demands and Local Need in Mission Statements

Princeton University, Dean of Faculty · $11,100

2022

Progress for Whom?: Analyzing How LGBTQ Legal Victories Influence U.S. Anti-LGBTQ Organizations’ Foreign Expenditures

Princeton University, Data-Driven Social Science Initiative · $3,599