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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.
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Job openingsSupport 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 PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please contact us. |
Reports and releasesThe Annual Report showcases the Wikimedia Foundation's 2012–13 accomplishments.
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Guiding documentsThe Annual Plan documents the Foundation's 2013–14 financial plan, strategic targets, activities, and staffing overview. The Strategic Plan details the Wikimedia Foundation's targets and priorities through 2015.
TransparencyThe 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. |
Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation (read more...)
Wikipedia Free encyclopedia |
Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus |
Wikinews Free content news source | |||||
Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals |
Wikiquote Collection of quotations |
Wikisource Free source documents | |||||
Wikiversity Free learning tools |
Wikivoyage Free travel guide |
Wikispecies Directory of species | |||||
Commons Shared media repository |
Wikidata Free knowledge base |
MediaWiki Free wiki software |
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
And we need your help. Please support the Wikimedia Foundation by donating today.