The Latino Donor Collaborative was founded in 2010 after a group of national business leaders identified a critical gap: the lack of an accurate narrative about Latinos, resulting in the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes. This gap in understanding about U.S. Latinos was particularly troubling, as some states began passing laws that allowed for the arbitrary arrest of individuals based on these stereotypes. In response to these alarming developments, co-founders and national leaders Sol Trujillo and Henry Cisneros recognized the urgency of creating a bipartisan non-profit organization and producing reputable data and statistics that accurately reflect the identity of Latinos in America and their contributions to the nation.

Since its inception, the LDC has collaborated with prestigious research institutions such as Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, ASU, and Notre Dame, as well as private sector entities like BCG, Accenture, Bain & Company, and NERA. These collaborations have been instrumental in producing fact-based data on the economic contributions of Latinos in the United States.

Two years ago, to scale up the production of this data, the LDC officially launched the Latino Data Collaborative Think Thank (LDCTT) as a branch focused solely on the production of research.

To date, we have published 55 reports, including the U.S. Latino GDP Report [1] [2] [3] [4] (six editions), the U.S. Latinos in Media Report (nine editions), the U.S. Latinos in Technology Report (three editions), as well as other important reports covering areas such as entrepreneurship, innovation, Latino contributions during the pandemic, U.S. Latinos in engineering and tech, and access to capital.