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The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, a top-ten internet property.

Latest news and views A beautiful movement for free access to Wikipedia is growing from a slum in South Africa Victor Grigas, June 19, 2013 Call for input on the new Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy Michelle Paulson, June 18, 2013 Swedish Wikipedia surpasses 1 million articles with aid of article creation bot Lennart Guldbrandsson, June 17, 2013 PRISM, government surveillance, and Wikimedia: Request for community feedback Geoff Brigham, June 14, 2013 Exploring new ways to share and showcase content from Wikimedia Commons: Brian Wolff profile Donna Peterson, June 14, 2013 Wikimedia Highlights, May 2013 Tilman Bayer, June 13, 2013 Get updates from the Wikimedia Foundation on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. Learn more » Job openings We need help changing the world. Jobs at the Wikimedia Foundation See the job openings page for more information. Follow Wikimedia HR updates on Twitter or identi.ca. Support us The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time or money. The Wikimedia Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States, and donations from US citizens are tax deductible. Donations made by citizens of other countries may also be tax deductible. Please see deductibility of donations for details. Please see our fundraising page for details of making donations via PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please contact us.

Guiding documents The Strategic Plan details the Wikimedia Foundation's targets and priorities through 2015. The Annual Plan documents the Foundation's 2012–13 financial plan, strategic targets, activities, and staffing overview. 2012–13 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan (PDF) 2012–13 Annual Plan Questions and Answers Reports and releases The Annual Report showcases the Wikimedia Foundation's 2011–12 accomplishments. Wikimedia Foundation report and Wikimedia Highlights for May 2013 Metrics report card Engineering report for May 2013 (summary) Website availability status dashboard Check out the press room for our press releases. Be sure to sign up to receive reports and announcements by e-mail. Transparency The Wikimedia Foundation is proud to be one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information: Core financial information. On the financial reports page, you will find audited financial statements, detailed financial plans, and our form 990. Board meeting minutes and outcomes. The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the meetings and resolutions pages, you will find information about its decisions. Policies and procedures. Beyond key policies like the privacy policy, donor privacy policy and trademark Policy, we publish all other key policies and procedures governing Wikimedia operations. Wikimedia Foundation staff regularly participate in open office hours on IRC (an online chat system). Our fundraising work is public and community-driven as well. If you'd like to jump right in, visit the community fundraising landing page.

Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation (read more...)

	Wikipedia Free encyclopedia			Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus			Wikinews Free content news source
	Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals			Wikiquote Collection of quotations			Wikisource Free source documents
	Wikiversity Free learning tools			Wikivoyage Free travel guide			Wikispecies Directory of species
	Commons Shared media repository			Wikidata Free knowledge base			MediaWiki Free wiki software

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Please note: The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 20-0049703), headquartered in the United States of America.

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