Give monthly
If you use Wikipedia regularly and want to keep it growing, a monthly gift is the most effective way to ensure that Wikipedia continues to grow and serve millions around the world.
What does the Wikimedia Foundation do?
Why become a monthly donor?
The internet would not be the same without Wikipedia, and Wikipedia itself would not exist without the collective power of editors, readers, and donors who contribute every month. Wikipedia doesn’t charge a subscription fee because we believe access to knowledge should not be limited by what you can afford. We’re grateful that we can count on some donors who give regularly to support our mission and sustain Wikipedia for everyone.
A monthly donation is easy to set up and easy to cancel, and plays a vital role in helping us plan financially for the future. Regular contributions significantly increase our impact over the long-term.
How to give monthly?
Make a secure, automated payment here – it only takes a minute.
Your donation will be processed on a monthly basis until you ask us to cancel it.
A few words from our monthly supporters
“I have set up a monthly subscription. I can’t express adequately how you have changed the world and made it a more informed place and provided professionals like me somewhere that we can easily, quickly, and safely inform our staff and leaders of often challenging and/or complex concepts.”
Donor
● Australia
“I very much appreciate Wikipedia, especially in a time when misinformation runs rampant. However you are managing it, your system works and the quality of the entries has not been compromised with time and use. It just keeps getting better. Wikipedia is a model of what can be accomplished.”
Donor
● Canada
“This is the second time that I’ve signed on to make a small monthly donation to Wikipedia because I find it to be an invaluable resource that I use daily. As long as I’m able, I will continue to donate what I can, for as long as I can, because Wikipedia gives real value and entertainment to inquisitive minds. Thank you for all you do.”
Donor
● United Kingdom
“Your encyclopedia has had an immeasurable impact on millions worldwide and, even now at the age of 30, I can still recall relying on it during my early teenage years in high-school and later on throughout medical school. In a day and age where reliable knowledge is key to saving lives and allowing us to see past our own differences, your encyclopedia is an invaluable resource.”
Donor
● Qatar
Got a question?
Please find answers to our most frequently asked questions below. If you’re unable to find what you are looking for here, you can browse our general FAQs or contact us at donate@wikimedia.org.
The Wikimedia Foundation has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in the United States. Our tax-exempt status varies according to the laws of each country. Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation are likely not tax-deductible outside the USA. Please see our tax deductibility page for more details.
We are committed to protecting the privacy rights of our supporters and will never sell, trade, or rent your nonpublic personal information. Please see our Donor privacy policy for full details.
The Wikimedia Foundation donation pages are extremely secure and powered by GlobalSign. After clicking on a fundraising banner or following a donation link, the page you’re taken to is on a secured site (https); all information is encrypted and handled following the highest standard of data protection.
We would also like you to know that we neither process nor store credit card details or bank information. Instead, we work closely with third party payment processors affiliated with banks to process donations. Please also note that when you transfer to a partner site – if you are donating via Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo – we do not store your login credentials and the full donation process is done from your account on their secure site.
You may pause, update, or cancel your recurring donation via your donor account. Please click here to log in with the email address you used to set up your donation.
If you donate by credit/debit card, in some cases credit card processors will notify us when card details (including expiration date) are updated, to ensure the donation is not interrupted. If you have questions about this, please contact your credit card provider for more information.
Please note that if you donate via PayPal, you may need to manage your donation directly via your PayPal account.
If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please reach out to our Donor Relations team at donate@wikimedia.org and they will be happy to assist. Please do not include your credit card number or other financial information when contacting us.
Due to the volume of inquiries we receive, we use Zendesk as a donor response platform. By emailing donate@wikimedia.org, you understand that your information will be processed by the Zendesk Group in accordance with Zendesk’s terms. Users from the following countries should consult Section A of Zendesk’s privacy policy for more information about Zendesk’s country-specific practices: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore.
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