Mission
The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. It hosts Wikipedia and other vital community projects, offering free access to educational content created, edited, and verified by volunteers worldwide. The foundation is sustained by donations from individuals and works to keep its sites fast, reliable, and accessible, supporting a diverse community of volunteers.
Basic Information
Tax-Exempt
Founded in
2003
EIN
20-0049703
Total Assets
$251 million
UN Sustainable Development Goals Supported
This organization contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. See the SDG page for more information.
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At a Glance
Research Initiatives
The foundation conducts its own research and collaborates with researchers worldwide to address changes in society and technology, ensuring that the projects remain relevant and accurate.
Technological Advancements
Wikimedia Foundation's open-source technology makes Wikipedia faster, more reliable, and accessible globally, enhancing user experiences through innovations like machine learning.
Advocacy Efforts
The foundation fights to protect everyone’s right to access free and open knowledge, engaging in advocacy efforts to sustain and grow global access to free knowledge.
Impact Stats
280,000+
Monthly editors
Global Community Engagement
Over 280,000 editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month, maintaining a collaborative and diverse community of volunteers who create and verify free knowledge.
100+ million
Media files
Extensive Media Repository
Wikimedia Commons hosts over 100 million media files, making it the world's largest free-to-use library of images, videos, and sounds.
1.5 billion
Unique devices
Broad Access
The Wikimedia projects are accessed by 1.5 billion unique devices every month, ensuring broad and diverse reach to global knowledge.
Past Events
Wikimedia Endowment new Board member
05/10/2024
The Wikimedia Endowment welcomed Mayree Clark as a new board member, adding valuable governance expertise to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia projects.
Protect Wikipedia Global Digital Compact
04/24/2024
A new open letter from the Wikimedia Foundation called on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the forthcoming Global Digital Compact.
Impact Reports
MIP Score (Beta)
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Overall Score
73
66
/100
Program Expense Ratio
76.59%
10
/20
Program Revenue Growth
0.00%
2
/20
Leverage Ratio
0.04628
20
/20
Working Capital Ratio
1.641
14
/20
Fundraising Efficiency
0.03117
20
/20
Latest Filing Data: Form 990
Fiscal Year:2021
Source:Source: Self-reported by organization
Financial Details
Revenue
| Category | Amount | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions, Gifts, and Grants | 164.2M | 97.82% |
| Program Services | 0 | 0.00% |
| Investment Income | 3.157M | 1.88% |
| Sales of Non-Inventory Assets | -1.591M | -0.95% |
| Other Notable Sources | 483.5K | 0.29% |
| Total Revenue | 167.9M | 100.00% |
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