Is Wikimedia Foundation legitimate?

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia, the other Wikimedia free knowledge websites, and its mission of free knowledge for all. The Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

Does anyone actually donate to Wikipedia?

Yes. Some people really do donate money to Wikipedia. Technically, though, they are actually donating to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that owns and operates the Wikipedia website, along with all Wikipedia’s sister projects, including Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, WikiSource, and others.

Who funds Wikimedia Foundation?

Between 2014 and 2015, the foundation received US$500,000 from Monarch Fund, US$100,000 from Arcadia Fund and an undisclosed amount by Stavros Niarchos Foundation to support the Wikipedia Zero initiative….Grants.

Total (US$000s)	Donor	Years
500	Sergey Brin and wife	2010
500	Monarch Foundation	2014–2015

Is Wikipedia funded by donations?

The website is run entirely by a team of around 250 employees and over 250,000 global volunteers. In 20 years, Wikipedia has amassed over 50 million articles in nearly 300 languages. While donations help pay the salaries of its staff members, the volunteers contribute their services to the website for free.

How much does the CEO of Wikimedia make?

In 2019 the salary for Wikimedia Foundation’s CEO was $387,770.

Are Wikipedia and Wikimedia the same?

Wikipedia is a Wikimedia project that is a global, free and multilingual internet encyclopedia. Wikipedia is often described as a wiki, but it is in fact a collection of over 200 wikis, one for each language, all running on the MediaWiki software.

Who is the biggest donation to Wikipedia?

No man (or company) is an island. The Wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and our other free knowledge projects, recently announced that Amazon made a $1 million gift to its endowment fund. This donation makes Amazon one of Wikimedia’s largest corporate contributors.

What is the difference between Wikipedia and Wikimedia?

Is Wikimedia a good employer?

Wikimedia is a great organization with a mission of bringing a free knowledge for all. I admire it’s leaders and the people they brought into the organization. However better communication would help solve some tension inside.