Mission Glossary v.1

This glossary contains 11,303 misspelling/corrected spelling combinations as well as additional corrections. It is designed to correct Form 990 and Form 990EZ Mission Statements (Part III) and Primary Exempt Purposes (Part I) during pre-processing. We welcome suggestions for additions to the glossary and plan to update periodically. Version 1 was released publicly in April 2019.

Funding: Corporation for National and Community Service

Downloads: Mission_Glossary_v1 in CSV Format (.csv); codebook; and sample python implementation code.

Suggestions for Additions for .v2: please fill out this form

Citations: When using the glossary, please cite the correct version to aid replication:

  • Paxton, Pamela, Kristopher Velasco, and Robert Ressler. 2019. Form 990 Mission Glossary v.1. [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor].


Nonprofit-Specific Stemmer

This stemmer contains 1668 suggested stems. Form 990 and Form 990EZ Mission Statements (Part III) and Primary Exempt Purposes (Part I) contain inflections and derivations of words that could be stemmed to aid analysis. The 990 Mission Stemmer identifies and suggests stems for common words used in nonprofit mission statements and can be used during pre-processing. We welcome suggestions for additions or changes to this stemmer and plan to update periodically. Version 1 was released publicly in April 2019.

Funding: Corporation for National and Community Service

Downloads: Mission_Stemmer v1 in CSV Format (.csv); and codebook.

Suggestions for Additions for .v2: please fill out this form

Citations: When using the glossary, please cite the correct version to aid replication:

  • Paxton, Pamela, Kristopher Velasco, and Robert Ressler. 2019. Form 990 Mission Stemmer v.1. [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor].