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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.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment.
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Support usThe 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 credit card, PayPal, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please contact us. |
Reports and releases
The 2014–2015 Annual Report—Knowledge is joy
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Guiding documentsThe annual plan documents the Foundation's 2016–17 financial plan, strategic targets, activities, and staffing overview. From the Wikimedia FoundationTransparencyThe 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:
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. |
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Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia |
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Commons Free media collection |
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Wikibooks Free textbooks | ||
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Wikidata Free knowledge base |
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Wikifunctions Free function library |
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Wikinews Free news source | ||
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Wikiquote Free quote compendium |
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Wikisource Free content library |
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Wikispecies Free species directory | ||
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Wikiversity Free learning resources |
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Wikivoyage Free travel guide |
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Wiktionary Free dictionary | ||
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MediaWiki Free & open wiki software |
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Meta-Wiki Community coordination & documentation | ||||