Colombian Municipal Non-Profit Organization Registrations

Colombian data lists non-profit entities in the solidarity sector that have updated their commercial registration with chambers of commerce. The dataset includes counts by municipality and organization type, such as cooperatives, foundations, and mutual associations. It is provided by the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of FUNDACIONES and CORPORACIONES across MUNICIPIO and DEPARTAMENTO to map non-profit sector density.
• Compare the prevalence of COOPERATIVAS versus ASOCIACIONES MUTUALES in different regions to understand sector composition.
• Use the TOTAL column per municipality to rank areas by overall non-profit registration activity.
• Identify municipalities with registrations for specialized entities like ORGANIZACIONES POPULARES DE VIVIENDA for targeted housing policy studies.

Strengths

• Dataset includes a detailed breakdown of 15+ specific non-profit entity types.
• Covers geographic granularity down to the MUNICIPIO level across Colombia.
• Data was updated as recently as December 2025.

Limitations

• Exact row count and total record volume are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing verification of data structure and values.
• Potential for column name duplication (e.g., CORPORACIONES appears multiple times) suggests possible data formatting issues.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, the Colombian government's open data portal.

Collection Method

Aggregated from commercial registration updates submitted to chambers of commerce.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-19.

Geography

Municipalities within Colombia.