Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Through Wikipedia and our sister projects, the Wikimedia Foundation is empowering people around the world to collect and develop knowledge under a free license, and to disseminate that knowledge effectively and globally. In collaboration with a network of Wikimedia affiliates the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of projects and initiatives that serve this mission.
About
The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “The mission of the wikimedia foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain and to disseminate it effectively and globally.in collaboration with a network of chapters, the foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki projects and other endeavors which serve this mission. the foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the internet free of charge, in perpetuity.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Wikimedia fdn supports wikipedia, its sister projects, and the wikimedia community to help the world share in free knowledge.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as FL.
- The non-profit's address in 2019 as per the filing is 1 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94104.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 229 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Has foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $22,844,336.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through an impartial evaluation and endorsement.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has a foreign financial account.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization has a professional fund raiser.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $38,598,155 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $9,784,962 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.