Transparencia por Colombia

What Transparencia por Colombia does

Transparencia por Colombia (legal name: Corporación Transparencia por Colombia) is a Bogotá-based civil society nonprofit founded in 1998 and operating as the Colombian chapter of Transparency International. The organization supports anti-corruption, transparency, and public integrity work in Colombia, serving citizens, public institutions (CNE, Fiscalía, Contraloría, Ministerio de Ambiente, Regional Autonomous Corporations), the corporate sector, media, and legislative/policy actors. It delivers a portfolio of programs and platforms rather than a unified commercial product. Core platforms include the Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción (open data and dashboards), Cuentas Claras (electoral financing monitoring, donated to the CNE), Elecciones y Contratos (linking electoral outcomes to public contracts), and the Corrupcionario educational resource. Civic education offerings include the Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción certification program (1,322 graduates cumulatively) and Mundo Crystal for children and adolescents (3,829 reached via partner schools). Assessment tools comprise the Índice de Transparencia de Bogotá (36 district entities), Medición de Transparencia Empresarial, and Medición de Gestión Empresarial de Riesgos de Corrupción (applied to 16 companies). The Centro de Asesoría Legal provides legal support to whistleblowers, and the Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción functions as a corporate collective-action forum.

The organization is funded through three principal revenue streams: recurring institutional membership dues from a diversified base of Colombian corporations and civil society institutions (Bancolombia, Bavaria/AB InBev, Grupo Nutresa, Grupo Bolívar, Grupo Sura, Corona, Sodimac, Compensar, among others), international cooperation grants (notably the USAID-funded "Juntos por la Transparencia" program operated by DAI), and service fees from corporate integrity measurement services. Most public-facing tools, publications, and civic education programs are provided free of charge. The go-to-market is community-led, driven by civic mobilization, public advocacy, educational programs, policy influence, and the publication of research and monitoring tools rather than a commercial sales motion.

In 2025 the organization faced material headwinds: cancellation of USAID and U.S. Department of State projects led to a 21% reduction in staff. It responded with restructuring, governance expansion (new Board and Governing Council members), and offensive moves including a new alliance with ANDESCO that generated 102 corporate measurement proposals, expansion of the #SerHonestoEsLoNormal campaign to 22 public entities, and publication of real-time monitoring reports on the 2026 presidential campaign financing. Strategic litigation continued with Dejusticia on the Ruta del Sol II/Odebrecht case, and territorial reach extended to 40 municipalities across 23 departments in collaboration with 40+ civil society organizations.

Name

Transparencia por Colombia

Legal name

Corporación Transparencia por Colombia

Website

https://transparenciacolombia.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Transparencia por Colombia is a Bogotá-based nonprofit and the Colombian chapter of Transparency International that combats corruption through civic education, corporate integrity measurement, electoral financing monitoring, and policy advocacy aimed at citizens, public institutions, and enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Corruption Advocacy & Transparency Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption advocacy
• Transparency monitoring
• Civic education programs
• Corporate integrity measurement
• Electoral financing oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Membership Fees: Corporate and individual members pay membership fees to support the organization. The organization lists numerous institutional members (companies like Bancolombia, Bavaria, Grupo Nutresa, EAFIT, etc.) and individual members.
2. International Cooperation Funding: Funding from international donors and cooperation agencies such as USAID, operating through programs like 'Juntos por la Transparencia' administered by DAI. The organization noted challenges due to reduced international cooperation funding.
3. Service Fees from Corporate Integrity Measurements: Revenue generated through enterprise integrity measurement tools (Medición de Transparencia Empresarial - MTE and Medición de Gestión Empresarial de Riesgos de Corrupción - MGERC) applied to client companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Transparencia por Colombia is a civil society nonprofit organization that operates independent anti-corruption monitoring platforms (Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción, Cuentas Claras), runs civic education and certification programs (Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción, Mundo Crystal), delivers corporate integrity measurement tools (MTE, MGERC, ITB), and provides legal advisory to corruption whistleblowers through ALAC. It produces research reports and policy recommendations on political financing, public procurement, and corporate transparency, serving as the Colombian chapter of Transparency International.

Product overview

Transparencia por Colombia operates as a civil society organization focused on anti-corruption advocacy, transparency promotion, and civic education in Colombia. The organization does not offer a unified commercial software product but rather provides a portfolio of distinct programs, platforms, and methodologies. Core offerings include the Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción (open data platform), the Cuentas Claras electoral financing monitoring system (donated to the CNE), and the Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción (ECA) certification program. Educational initiatives include Mundo Crystal for youth civic formation and the Corrupcionario as an explanatory resource. The organization provides assessment tools including the Índice de Transparencia de Bogotá (ITB), the Medición de Transparencia Empresarial (MTE), and the Medición de Gestión Empresarial de Riesgos de Corrupción (MGERC). Legal support services are offered through the Centro de Asesoría Legal (ALAC), alongside the Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción collective action initiative. The organization publishes reports, analyses, and policy recommendations on corruption and transparency topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción: A platform providing open data, analysis tools, and reports on corruption in Colombia.
• Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción
• Mundo Crystal
• Corruptour

Products and services

• Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción
• Cuentas Claras Electoral Financing Platform
• Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción (ECA)
• Mundo Crystal
• Medición de Transparencia Empresarial (MTE)
• Medición de Gestión Empresarial de Riesgos de Corrupción (MGERC)
• Índice de Transparencia de Bogotá (ITB)
• Centro de Asesoría Legal Anticorrupción (ALAC)
• Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción
• Corruptour

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained near 3,000 citizens in anti-corruption through the Escuela Ciudadana Anticorrupción since its inception
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• Transparency InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransparencia por Colombia is the official Colombian chapter of Transparency International, the global anti-corruption NGO network. This affiliation provides global methodology, shared research frameworks, international credibility, and coordination on cross-border corruption cases such as the Ricardo Martinelli asylum analysis conducted with Transparency International Panama.
• DejusticiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint strategic litigation actions on the Ruta del Sol II/Odebrecht case, seeking effective reparation of damages caused by this corruption scandal. This is a key litigation partnership for accountability in major corruption cases.
• Fundación Bolívar DaviviendamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner supporting civic education programs. Contributed to the formation of 3,829 children and adolescents through the Mundo Crystal program, which promotes anti-corruption values from childhood.
• Corporación Minuto de DiosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner in civic education, supporting the formation of children and adolescents through Mundo Crystal anti-corruption values education program across Colombian schools.
• ANDESCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew partnership alliance with ANDESCO (national association of public utilities companies) enabled sending 102 proposals for the Medición de Transparencia Empresarial 2026, opened training and sensitization spaces to more than 60 companies, and facilitated contacts with key entities including Acueducto de Bogotá and Grupo EPM.
• Swedish Companies (Astrazeneca, SKF, Electrolux, Securitas)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsolidated relationships with Swedish companies including integrity culture sensitization actions, corruption risk management capacity measurement, and formulation of collective business integrity principles. Actions were disseminated on social media to the business sector audience.
• Transparency International Panama (Capítulo Panamá)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint legal analysis of the asylum granted by President Gustavo Petro to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who was convicted of money laundering and involved in multiple corruption scandals. This cross-border collaboration analyzes international dimensions of corruption.
• Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción (Collective Business Initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collective discussion and action forum in which business members and allies participate to address topics associated with whistleblowing and whistleblower protection in the business environment, and the use of behavioral sciences to counter bribery practices.
• Corporación Autónoma Regional de Risaralda (CARDER)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three Regional Autonomous Corporations receiving ongoing accompaniment, resulting in the strategic reorientation of their Public Transparency and Ethics Plans toward an explicit anti-corruption approach.
• Corporación Autónoma Regional para la Defensa de la Meseta de BucaramangamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three Regional Autonomous Corporations receiving ongoing accompaniment on anti-corruption transparency and ethics public plans.
• Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Mojana y el San Jorge (Corpomojana)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three Regional Autonomous Corporations receiving ongoing accompaniment on anti-corruption transparency and ethics public plans.
• Alianza para el Control Ciudadano al Financiamiento de CampañasmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance for citizen control of campaign financing that produced recommendations for the 2023 electoral process and coordinates monitoring of political financing.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Transparency International: Global umbrella organization that defines methodology, manages the Corruption Perceptions Index, and coordinates the 100+ national chapter network including Transparencia por Colombia. Comparable as the broader network host rather than a direct competitor in Colombia.

Regional players

• Corporación Excelencia en la Justicia (CEJ): Colombian non-profit focused on judicial transparency and access to information — areas where TpC's ALAC and 'Justicia Invisible' report engage. Functionally adjacent within the Colombian civic ecosystem.
• Transparencia por Colombia's sister TI chapters in the region: Transparencia Internacional España, Chile, and other Latin American TI chapters operate nearly identical chapter models (corporate membership, indices, advocacy) in their respective geographies, providing natural benchmarks and methodological comparability.

Others

• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democracy and electoral integrity globally. Comparable in its focus on political finance oversight, party transparency, and democratic accountability — areas central to TpC's Cuentas Claras platform.
• Basel Institute on Governance: International organization focused on anti-corruption, asset recovery, and public governance. Operates adjacent programs (asset recovery, collective action against bribery) that overlap with TpC's Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción and ALAC work.
• CIPE (Center for International Private Enterprise): Core institute of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that funds business integrity, anti-corruption, and democratic governance programs globally. Comparable as a peer funder and convenor of corporate anti-corruption collective action initiatives like Compromiso Empresarial Anticorrupción.
• CIVICUS: Global alliance of civil society organizations that tracks civic space and supports advocacy groups including anti-corruption NGOs. Comparable as a peer support infrastructure addressing civic space constraints that bear on TpC's operating environment.

Direct peers

• Transparencia Mexicana: Mexican chapter of Transparency International and the most structurally analogous peer to Transparencia por Colombia. Operates the same national-anti-corruption chapter model with corporate membership, integrity indices, and policy advocacy tailored to Mexico.
• Misión de Observación Electoral (MOE): Colombian civil society organization focused on electoral observation and campaign finance monitoring. Already an institutional member of TpC and operates in an overlapping space on electoral transparency, making it the closest domestic peer.

Emerging players

• Dejusticia: Colombian strategic litigation center that partners with TpC on the Ruta del Sol II/Odebrecht case. Comparable as a Colombian CSO with social-impact litigation and human rights focus that intersects with TpC's accountability agenda.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transparenciaco
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/transparenciacol
• Facebookfacebook.com/transparenciaporcolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporaci-n-transparencia-por-colombia/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Ftransparenciacolombia.org.co%2F
• Instagraminstagram.com/transparenciacolombia
• TikToktiktok.com/@transparenciacol

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