Transparency
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As a non-profit organization with a core <a href="/w/index.php?title=Value&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Value (page does not exist)">value</a> of transparency, the Wikimedia Foundation is committed to communicating with our volunteers, donors, and stakeholders in a open, accountable, and timely manner.
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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 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:free_content" class="extiw" title="w:en:free content">free license</a> or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.
In collaboration with a <a href="/wiki/Local_chapters" title="Local chapters" class="mw-redirect">network of chapters</a>, the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki <a href="/wiki/Our_projects" title="Our projects" class="mw-redirect">projects</a> and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:gratis" class="extiw" title="w:en:gratis">free of charge</a>, in perpetuity.
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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 <a href="/wiki/Finance_report" title="Finance report" class="mw-redirect">financial reports</a>, such as audited financial statements and our annual plan for each fiscal year.
Some <a href="/wiki/Local_chapters" title="Local chapters" class="mw-redirect">local chapters</a> publish their own reports; please view the respective chapter webpages for more information.
- 2007/2008 Annual Report
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf" class="new" title="WMF 20072008 Annual report.pdf">Low-quality PDF version (1.6 MB)</a>
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=WMF_20072008_Annual_report._high_resolution.pdf" class="new" title="WMF 20072008 Annual report. high resolution.pdf">High-quality PDF version (3.7 MB)</a>
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=2007-2008_Annual_Report_Questions_and_Answers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007-2008 Annual Report Questions and Answers (page does not exist)">Questions and Answers</a>
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Board of Trustees and Polices of the Wikimedia Foundation
- <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trustees" title="Board of Trustees" class="mw-redirect">Board of Trustees</a>
- <a href="/wiki/Bylaws" title="Bylaws" class="mw-redirect">Bylaws of the Wikimedia Foundation</a>
- <a href="/wiki/Values" title="Values">Values</a>
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=Policies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Policies (page does not exist)">Policies</a>
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=Messages&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Messages (page does not exist)">Messages</a>
- <a href="/w/index.php?title=Resolutions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Resolutions (page does not exist)">Resolutions</a>