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Public Benefit : Research and Public Policy Institutions

Wikimedia Foundation

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge

Rating

Overall Rating     3 star
      (56.50)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 65.0%    
Administrative Expenses 15.1%    
Fundraising Expenses 19.7%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.13    
Efficiency Rating     1 star
      (26.50)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 79.6%    
Program Expenses Growth 82.5%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.61    
Capacity Rating     4 star
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2009)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $8,087,364
Other Revenue $49,871
Total Revenue $8,137,235
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,308,546
Administrative Expenses $771,029
Fundraising Expenses $1,004,060
Total Functional Expenses $5,083,635
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $3,053,600
   
Net Assets $8,231,767

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2009)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Sue Gardner Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $168,700 3.31%

Mission

The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, the fourth most visited website in the world. 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.

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