Council on Hemispheric Affairs

What Council on Hemispheric Affairs does

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit independent research and information organization founded in 1975 and headquartered at PO Box 34646 in Washington, DC. Its stated mission is to promote the common interests of the hemisphere and to raise the visibility of regional affairs, with an operational focus on rational and constructive U.S. policies toward Latin America. The organization produces analytical content rather than technology products and distributes it free of charge.

COHA's core offering is a portfolio of publications, including op-eds, research articles, curated recommendations under the "COHA Recommends" brand, book reviews and releases, and the Washington Report periodical. Content is organized across topic verticals (geopolitics, human rights, elections, corruption, development, economics, energy and environment, security and defense, immigration, media, and others) and regional sub-pages covering more than 30 countries across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Editorial output is published in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The organization also runs webinars and virtual events featuring external subject-matter experts and distributes an email newsletter. COHA does not sell a technology product, does not offer an API or mobile application, and does not maintain a proprietary data asset; its "platform" is the coha.org website plus email distribution.

The organization's business model is entirely donation-driven: COHA accepts tax-deductible contributions from donors and does not charge for any of its content or publications. It has a disclosed headcount of 1-10 employees and a small leadership and research-fellow bench (including a Deputy Director, Senior Analysts located across the hemisphere, and Senior Research Fellows with academic affiliations). It has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no commercial partnerships on record. COHA is governed and staffed as a typical small U.S. nonprofit research operation, with no indication of revenue scale, grant concentration, or institutional ownership.

Name

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Legal name

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Website

https://coha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Council on Hemispheric Affairs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank founded in 1975 in Washington, DC that produces multilingual research, op-eds, and webinars on U.S.-Latin American relations, funded by tax-deductible donations.

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Washington

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United States

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North America

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GTM type

B2C

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Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and contributions: COHA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization that relies on tax-deductible contributions from donors to fund its operations and mission of promoting rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America.

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit independent research and information organization that publishes original analysis, opinion editorials, book reviews, and the Washington Report on US-Latin American relations and hemispheric affairs. Its offerings include multilingual content in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, covering geopolitics, human rights, elections, corruption, security, development, and other regional topics across North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean, delivered via its website, newsletter subscriptions, and expert webinars.

Product overview

COHA is a nonprofit independent research and information organization (501(c)(3) tax-exempt) focused on promoting rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America. The organization offers a unified platform of content products including Publications (Op-Eds, Research Articles, COHA Recommends, Book Reviews, and the Washington Report), COHA Events (webinars and event coverage), and multilingual content in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. They also provide a newsletter subscription service for direct delivery of analysis. COHA does not offer a technology product or software platform but rather publishes research and analysis content.

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Products and services

• Research Publications (Op-Eds, Research Articles, Book Reviews, Washington Report) COHA's primary content offerings include curated recommendations, opinion editorials, in-depth research articles, book reviews, and the Washington Report periodical, covering hemispheric affairs for policymakers, scholars, and the informed public.
• COHA Events and Webinars Webinars and event coverage featuring expert discussions on hemispheric affairs topics, including Venezuela, regional politics, and US-Latin American relations, delivered virtually for policymakers, researchers, and the public.
• Multilingual Content Platforms (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French) COHA provides content in multiple languages including COHA in English, COHA en español, COHA em português, and COHA en français, covering regional affairs across the Americas for diverse linguistic audiences.
• Newsletter Subscription Email newsletter delivering relevant information and insightful analysis about US-Latin American affairs directly to subscribers' inboxes.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): A D.C. research and advocacy organization that promotes human rights and democratic governance across Latin America, closely mirroring COHA's nonprofit policy-research model and hemispheric focus.
• Americas Quarterly: A policy publication focused on the Americas that combines analysis, op-eds, and commentary on hemispheric affairs, similar in editorial format and target readership to COHA.
• Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI): An independent Philadelphia-based think tank producing scholarship on international affairs including the Americas; comparable to COHA as a smaller, independent policy-research nonprofit.
• NACLA – North American Congress on Latin America: An independent nonprofit providing research and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean, directly comparable in nonprofit research-and-publication model to COHA.
• Inter-American Dialogue: A Washington, D.C.-based policy think tank focused on Western Hemisphere affairs, producing independent analysis on Latin America, U.S.-Latin American relations, and regional issues — directly comparable to COHA's mission and audience.
• Wilson Center – Latin American Program: Congressionally chartered think tank with a dedicated Latin American Program producing scholarship, events, and analysis on the region — a comparable policy-research peer with a much bigger institutional base.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): An independent think tank producing economic and policy analysis that includes coverage of Latin America, comparable as a sibling-style independent nonprofit policy organization.
• Brookings Institution – Latin America Initiative: A major U.S. think tank whose Latin America Initiative produces independent research on the region — broader in scope and resources than COHA but similar in policy-research function.
• Council of the Americas: A larger business-oriented organization promoting hemispheric trade, investment, and policy dialogue; overlaps with COHA's hemispheric scope but is more commercially focused and better resourced.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – Americas Program: A large bipartisan policy organization with an Americas Program covering Latin American geopolitics and policy — a broader incumbent with overlapping thematic coverage.

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Profiles3 records

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