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* We would like to thank an '''Anonymous Donor''' for a generous gift of $250,000 in November 2008. |
* We would like to thank an '''Anonymous Donor''' for a generous gift of $250,000 in November 2008. |
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* We are very thankful for the generosity of '''Arcadia''', a grant-making fund based in the United Kingdom. Arcadia donated $177,376 (£100,000) to the Wikimedia Foundation via the Charities Aid Foundation in September 2008. These general-use funds have been donated by Arcadia "to help with Wikipedia's costs, in recognition of its remarkable achievement in diffusing knowledge and facilitating access to it on a worldwide basis." |
* We are very thankful for the generosity of '''[http://www.arcadiafund.org.uk Arcadia]''', a grant-making fund based in the United Kingdom. Arcadia donated $177,376 (£100,000) to the Wikimedia Foundation via the Charities Aid Foundation in September 2008. These general-use funds have been donated by Arcadia "to help with Wikipedia's costs, in recognition of its remarkable achievement in diffusing knowledge and facilitating access to it on a worldwide basis." |
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* We appreciate the generosity of the '''Stanton Foundation''', which has donated $262,000 to support the purchase of database servers, application servers, network equipment and other hardware. The Stanton Foundation is a private foundation created to further philanthropic goals set by the late Dr. Frank Stanton. This grant was made in July 2008. |
* We appreciate the generosity of the '''Stanton Foundation''', which has donated $262,000 to support the purchase of database servers, application servers, network equipment and other hardware. The Stanton Foundation is a private foundation created to further philanthropic goals set by the late Dr. Frank Stanton. This grant was made in July 2008. |
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Revision as of 17:48, 24 March 2009
As a nonprofit organization, the Wikimedia Foundation relies on the expertise & generosity of thousands of people all around the world.
Note: All figures are in US dollars and reflect gifts received after July 1, 2008.
Major benefactors ($50,000 or more)
- We are grateful to the Stanton Foundation for a generous grant of $890,000, made in November 2008. This grant will fund a project team that will make Wikipedia's writing and editing interface easier to use for first-time authors. The Stanton Foundation is a private foundation created to further philanthropic goals set by the late Dr. Frank Stanton. This funding is project-specific, and does not apply to the Wikimedia Foundation's annual fundraising goals. (Press release)
- We would like to thank an Anonymous Donor for a generous gift of $250,000 in November 2008.
- We are very thankful for the generosity of Arcadia, a grant-making fund based in the United Kingdom. Arcadia donated $177,376 (£100,000) to the Wikimedia Foundation via the Charities Aid Foundation in September 2008. These general-use funds have been donated by Arcadia "to help with Wikipedia's costs, in recognition of its remarkable achievement in diffusing knowledge and facilitating access to it on a worldwide basis."
- We appreciate the generosity of the Stanton Foundation, which has donated $262,000 to support the purchase of database servers, application servers, network equipment and other hardware. The Stanton Foundation is a private foundation created to further philanthropic goals set by the late Dr. Frank Stanton. This grant was made in July 2008.
- On March 25, 2008, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced an annual donation of $1 million for three years. A representative of the Sloan Foundation stated that "Wikipedia represents a quantum leap in collecting human knowledge from diverse sources, organizing it without commercial or other bias, and making it freely available to people everywhere." (Press release)
Patrons ($15,000 to $49,999)
- Mr. Ron Unz $15,000
- Anonymous $25,000
- Anonymous $25,000
- Anonymous $31,000
- Mr. Ron Unz $20,000
Leading donors ($5,000 to $14,999)
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Sustaining donors ($1,000 to $4,999)
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MerchantOS Point of Sale |
Anonymous |
Sorin Cismas |
Anonymous |
Special Thanks to our Chapters
The Wikimedia Foundation would like to thank the following chapters for their donations:
Switzerland: Wikimedia CH
- $29,173.00
Italia: Wikimedia Italia
- $ 4550.00
Equipment and Services
- Sun Microsystems
- A contribution of a next-generation platform comprising of Sun server and storage systems (Sun Fire(TM) X4100, X4150 and X4500 servers and Sun StorageTek(TM) 2530 disk arrays) work with an open source MySQL(TM) database to allow Wikimedia enhance its test and development capabilities and to create a better and faster user experience.
- Yahoo!
- Hosting capacity for Wikimedia projects in Yahoo's Asian facilities. Wikipedia content integrated into French-language Yahoo Search shortcuts as a test project. (PR: FR, EN)
- The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX)
- Two free Gigabit Ethernet ports for peering in Amsterdam.
- Init7
- Partial IP transit in Amsterdam.
Past Donors
Major benefactors ($50,000 or more)
- We would like to thank an anonymous donor for a generous gift of $500,000 in December 2007. Currently, it is our policy to assume donations to be anonymous unless otherwise stated by the donor.
- On March 24, 2008, Vinod and Neeru Khosla announced a $500,000 donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, calling Wikipedia "a valuable global education resource." (Press release)
- Special thanks to a friend of the Wikimedia Foundation, who has made a matching donation of $286,000 in stocks, and who has chosen to remain anonymous. (December 2006)
- We are grateful for the ongoing support of Alan Bauer, who has generously given a total of $145,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation since 2006, including a gift of $125,000 made in May 2008.
- A generous donation of $100,000 was made to the Wikimedia Foundation by Stephen J. Luczo, Chairman of the Board of Seagate Technology in March 2007.
- The Virgin Foundation, operating under the working name of Virgin Unite, is the charitable arm of Virgin Group. The "Virgin Unite" campaign was launched in 2004. The Wikimedia Foundation would like to thank Virgin Unite for its generosity in matching donations during this fundraiser. (December 2006)
Patrons ($15,000 to $49,999)
- Jeff Moe (en.wikipedia user jebba) (2003 - July 2008) $29,750 (in multiple donations)
- Two Sigma Investments LLC (December 2006)$25,000
- RetailMeNot.com (November 2007)$20,000
- Philip Greenspun (August 2007) $20,000
- Burt and Diana Cutler Family Foundation (December 2006, November 2007) $15,000 (from two donations)
- John and Frances Beck (September 2007) $15,000
- Richard E Merit (September 2007)$15,000
- Community Foundation Silicon Valley, Nicholas Palvesky fund (January 2007) $15,000
Leading donors ($5,000 to $14,999)
- Crown Clothing Corporation, in honor of Mr. Jim Branam (December 2007, May 2008) $10,000 (two donations of $5,000)
- The Sims/Mae's Foundation, Inc (December 2006, December 2007) $10,000 (two donations of $5,000)
- Seznam.cz, a.s. (May 2006) $10,000
- Graphics Press, LLC (December 2006, December 2007) $10,000 (two donations of $5,000)
- Michael Minor (November 2007) $10,000
- Select Equity Group Foundation (April 2007) $10,000
- Craigslist, Inc. (December 2006) $5,000
- Mr. William Richley, P.A. (December 2006) $5,000
- The Zephyr Charitable Foundation, Inc (December 2006)$5,000
Sustaining donors ($1,000 to $4,999)
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Skinner Fund (May 2008) |
Nitin Agarwal, Misk (July 2007) |