Datasets

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

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LGBTI Policy Index, 1991–2025

Velasco, Kristopher

A cross-national dataset tracking the adoption and repeal of LGBT-inclusive and LGBT-restrictive policies across 196 countries from 1991 to 2025. Covers 33 substantive policy-status combinations spanning criminal law, anti-discrimination protections, relationship recognition, gender recognition, gender-affirming care, civil society restrictions, and more. The composite index is constructed via confirmatory factor analysis across five indicators per policy (population coverage, gender scope, penalty severity, ease of access, evidence of enforcement); an unweighted index is also provided for transparency.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Available on Request

The Global LGBTQ+ NGO Database

Velasco, Kristopher, Siddhartha Baral, 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. Note: Given the sensitive nature of the data, the dataset is only available upon request. Please contact Kristopher Velasco for access.

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