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<span style="font-size: 13pt">'''Transparency of the Wikimedia Foundation'''</span>
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Wikipedia is operated and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable corporation based in San Francisco, California. In the United States, you may [[deductibility of donations|deduct donations]] from your federally-taxable income.


As a non-profit organization with a core [[Values|value]] of transparency, the Wikimedia Foundation is committed to communicating with our volunteers, donors, and stakeholders in an open, accountable, and timely manner.

As a non-profit organization with a core [[Values|value]] of transparency, the Wikimedia Foundation is committed to communicating with our volunteers, donors, and stakeholders in a open, accountable, and timely manner.


<span style="font-size: 11pt">'''Mission Statement of the Wikimedia Foundation'''</span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt">'''Mission Statement of the Wikimedia Foundation'''</span>


The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a [[en:Free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.
The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a [[w:Free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.


In collaboration with a [[Local chapters|network of chapters]], the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki [[Our projects|projects]] and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet [[en:gratis|free of charge]], in perpetuity.
In collaboration with a [[Local chapters|network of chapters]], the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki [[Our projects|projects]] and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet [[w:gratis|free of charge]], in perpetuity.


<span style="font-size: 11pt">'''2007/2008 Annual Report'''</span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt">'''2007/2008 Annual Report'''</span>
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Some [[Local chapters|local chapters]] publish their own reports; please view the respective chapter webpages for more information.
Some [[Local chapters|local chapters]] publish their own reports; please view the respective chapter webpages for more information.




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*'''2007/2008 Annual Report'''
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*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/2a/WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf Low-quality PDF version (1.6 MB)]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/2a/WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf Low-quality PDF version (1.6 MB)]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/26/WMF_20072008_Annual_report._high_resolution.pdf High-quality PDF version (3.7 MB)]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/26/WMF_20072008_Annual_report._high_resolution.pdf High-quality PDF version (3.7 MB)]
*[[2007-2008 Annual Report Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]
*[[2007-2008 Annual Report Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]





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Revision as of 05:35, 7 December 2008

Transparency of the Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia is operated and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable corporation based in San Francisco, California. In the United States, you may deduct donations from your federally-taxable income.

As a non-profit organization with a core value of transparency, the Wikimedia Foundation is committed to communicating with our volunteers, donors, and stakeholders in an open, accountable, and timely manner.

Mission Statement of the Wikimedia Foundation

The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.

In collaboration with a network of chapters, the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki projects and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet free of charge, in perpetuity.

2007/2008 Annual Report

Beginning in the fiscal year 2007-2008 (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008), the Wikimedia Foundation publishes an Annual Report about its goals, accomplishments, and objectives. You can download copies of the reports below.

We also publish detailed financial reports, such as audited financial statements and our annual plan for each fiscal year.

Some local chapters publish their own reports; please view the respective chapter webpages for more information.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/2a/WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf


2007/2008 Annual Report




Board of Trustees and Polices of the Wikimedia Foundation