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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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Reports and releases   Knowledge is joy The 2014-2015 Annual Report -- Knowledge is joy Template:Reports-en Check out the press room for our press releases. Be sure to sign up to receive reports and announcements by e-mail. Guiding documents The Annual Plan documents the Foundation's 2015–16 financial plan, strategic targets, activities, and staffing overview. 2015–16 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan (PDF) 2015–16 Annual Plan Questions and Answers From the Wikimedia Foundation Wikimedia Foundation public policy Wikimedia Foundation transparency report Transparency The 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: Core financial information. On the financial reports page, you will find audited financial statements, detailed financial plans, and our form 990. Board meeting minutes and outcomes. The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the meetings and resolutions pages, you will find information about its decisions. Policies and procedures. Beyond key policies like the privacy policy, donor privacy policy and trademark policy, we publish all other key policies and procedures governing Wikimedia operations. 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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