Deductibility of donations
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Tax-deductibility of donations - Other donation methods |
United States
Donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, is registered as a charitable organization with the State of Florida's Division of Consumer Services, a division of the State of Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and may lawfully solicit donations under Florida law. The Foundation has been granted official tax exempt status (section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) from the United States Internal Revenue Service. Tax-exempt status was granted in April 2005 and is retroactive back to the date of creation of the Foundation: June 20, 2003. You may deduct donations from your federally-taxable income. Please contact a tax professional for the details of deducting such a donation.
- Scan of 501(c)3 status letter Our tax ID# is: 20-0049733
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Other countries
Donations made in Germany and France to the local Wikimedia chapters there are deductible in those countries. See http://wikimedia.de/spenden/ and http://www.wikimedia.fr/wiki/Faire_un_don