Wikimedia Foundation
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Wikimedia Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"exists 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."
Year, State Incorporated:
2003, CA
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Together these sites are among the top seven most visited web properties in the world. The Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.
For the year ended June 30, 2024, Wikimedia Foundation's program expenses were:
| Programs | $138,352,272 |
| Total Program Expenses | $138,352,272 |
Chief Executive
Maryana Iskander, Executive Director/CEO
Compensation*
$534,468
Chair of the Board
Ms. Nataliia Tymkiv, Community Volunteer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
12
Paid Staff Size
646
* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Wikimedia Foundation's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions of Cash and Other FInancial Assets | $168,212,977 |
| Unrealized Gains on Investments | $9,858,001 |
| Contributions with Donor Restrictions | $6,295,000 |
| Other Income | $5,629,773 |
| Investment Income | $5,096,842 |
| Contributions of Nonfinancial Assets and Services | $263,476 |
| Foreign Currency Losses | $-300,907 |
| Total Income | $195,055,162 |
Programs: 78% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 12%
| Total Income | $195,055,162 |
| Total expenses: | $178,471,109 |
| Program expenses | $138,352,272 |
| Fundraising expenses | $19,104,090 |
| Administrative expenses | $21,014,747 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $16,584,053 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $254,971,337 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $271,555,390 |
| Total Liabilities | $15,204,548 |
| Total Assets | $286,759,938 |
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