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Welcome! This is the Non-wiki Privacy Policy of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). This Privacy Policy applies to WMF’s non-wiki sites, unless stated otherwise on a specific site. Some of our non-wiki sites may be hosted by third-party service providers. In these cases, we will provide a link to that service provider’s privacy policy. The Wikimedia Foundation’s main….

Wikimedia Foundation’s values A reflection of who we are and definition of the positive impact we aspire to make in the world At the Wikimedia Foundation, our values underpin a globally thriving and purpose-driven organization. As a community of passionate individuals with a shared mission and vision, we are committed to upholding a set of….

The joy of the Commons Like Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons has become a “go-to” source on the internet—used by everyone from casual browsers to major media outlets to educational institutions, and easily discoverable through search engines. It continues to rapidly grow every year: Volunteer contributors added roughly seventeen million new files in 2023.   Selections from….

MediaWiki is the free open-source wiki software used to power Wikipedia and thousands of other wikis. The contributions of hundreds of individual developers have helped make it a feature-rich, secure and scalable platform capable of powering some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world. MediaWiki is used by organizations ranging from SFMOMA….

Wikidata is the fastest growing project within the movement, with more than 37 million items, and a community of more than 1,400 very active editors. Edits on Wikidata account for roughly one in three edits across all Wikimedia projects. Contributing to Wikipedia is a powerful experience—when you edit an article, the information is immediately available….

Wikipedia started with an impossible idea: to build a free encyclopedia for and by the world. Almost two decades later, we’ve made some serious progress. Nearly 300 languages, more than 45 million articles, hundreds of millions of monthly readers, and millions of contributors over the years. People like you keep Wikipedia accurate and unbiased. Edit….

The Wikimedia Foundation is a donor-funded, US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in the United States under the US IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). Our tax ID number is 20-0049703. Here, you can read our financial reports and our Form 990s.

Legacy and planned giving You can support the future of free knowledge for generations to come by making a gift in your will or other estate plans. Benefits to you Getting started Make a legacy gift online at no cost using FreeWill (in the US) or by including the following sample language in your will:….

Gracias. Merci. شكرا. 谢谢你. In every language, it means thank you. Thank you for sustaining Wikimedia and benefiting readers around the world. We are proud to list your name on this page, which celebrates those who gave at a very high level. Thank you again. We are honored to have you with us. Email benefactors@wikimedia.org….

For media inquiries about Wikipedia, Wikimedia, or the Wikimedia Foundation, please email us at press@wikimedia.org. For all general, public inquiries, or other concerns, please use our contact page. Public speaking requests If you have a public speaking request for a Wikimedia spokesperson, please email press@wikimedia.org with details of the event and request. Learn more about….