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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,471,414
Total expenses
$2,304,973
Contributions and grants received
$3,246,156
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$219,091
Investment income
$96
Other revenue
$6,071
Total assets, end of year
$2,083,968
Total liabilities, end of year
$126,650
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,957,318
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,699,475
Management and general expenses
$363,094
Fundraising expenses
$242,404
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,699,475

Program services were 73.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,246,156

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICES CUSTOM COURSE

    total $195,091 · related or exempt $195,091

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WEB DEV SERVICE FEES

    total $24,000 · related or exempt $24,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $96 · excluded $96

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,071 · related or exempt $6,071

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,071

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $443,961 · program services $304,132 · management and general $93,322 · fundraising $46,507

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $933,113 · program services $802,448 · management and general $17,700 · fundraising $112,965

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,448 · program services $38,534 · management and general $2,992 · fundraising $5,922

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $169,055 · program services $137,694 · management and general $304 · fundraising $31,057

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $97,698 · program services $79,034 · management and general $7,368 · fundraising $11,296

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $328 · management and general $328

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $94,197 · program services $9,971 · management and general $82,395 · fundraising $1,831

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $133,967 · program services $109,306 · management and general $20,037 · fundraising $4,624

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,980 · program services $41,471 · management and general $1,394 · fundraising $10,115

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,746 · program services $13,963 · management and general $234 · fundraising $5,549

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $124,593 · program services $105,823 · management and general $15,165 · fundraising $3,605

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,665 · program services $13,968 · management and general $6,952 · fundraising $1,745

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,269 · program services $16,400 · management and general $10,415 · fundraising $2,454

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $125,362 · program services $18,870 · management and general $103,266 · fundraising $3,226

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,327 · program services $5,523 · management and general $790 · fundraising $1,014

  • 24a · Other expenses: STATE TAXES AND FEES

    total $2,862 · program services $2,053 · management and general $432 · fundraising $377

  • 24b · Other expenses: MATERIALS, REPRODUCTION

    total $402 · program services $285 · fundraising $117

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $71,364 · end of year $63,370

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $750,027 · end of year $900,010

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,065,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28 · end of year $18

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,463 · end of year $50,956

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,714

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,714 · end of year $3,714

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $77,719 · end of year $97,650

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $29,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,833 · end of year $307,469

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $788,044 · end of year $1,649,849

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WIKI EDUCATION ENGAGES STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS TO IMPROVE WIKIPEDIA, ENRICH STUDENT LEARNING, AND BUILD A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE WIKIPEDIA, ENRICH STUDENT LEARNING, AND BUILD A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC.

  • STUDENT PROGRAM - INSTRUCTORS ASSIGN THEIR STUDENTS TO WRITE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL TERM PAPERS. WORK IN THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES ONBOARDING AND TRAINING INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS, ENSURING THAT ASSIGNMENTS AND COURSES RUN SMOOTHLY AND SUCCESSFULLY, AND RESOLVING ANY INCIDENTS THAT ARISE FROM OUR 12,941 STUDENTS FROM 707 CLASSES AT 347 UNIVERSITIES.

    Expenses $745,154 · Revenue $112,091

  • SCHOLARS & SCIENTISTS - 340 ACADEMIC SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IMPROVE WIKIPEDIA AND WIKIDATA IN AREAS OF HIGH DEMAND. WORK IN THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES TRAINING ACADEMICS IN HOW TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO WIKIPEDIA OR WIKIDATA AS WELL AS TRACKING AND RESOLVING ANY INCIDENTS THAT ARISE FROM THIS ACTIVITY.

    Expenses $509,843 · Revenue $107,000

  • PARTNERSHIPS & OUTREACH - WE COLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS, RESEARCH NETWORKS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - AS THEY PROMOTE THE USE OF WIKIPEDIA AND WIKIDATA AMONG THEIR MEMBERS; INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WORK INCLUDES BUILDING AND MAINTAINING INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AS RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARS AND SCIENTISTS.

    Expenses $137,265

  • DIGITAL SERVICES - WE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PLATFORM THAT EMPOWERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF USERS TO CONTRIBUTE CONTENT TO WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS AND TRACK THEIR IMPACT. THIS INCLUDES USER RESEARCH AND PRODUCT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXISTING FEATURES, USER TESTING, AND FIXING SOFTWARE BUGS. WE ALSO USE TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR STUDENT PROGRAM, SCHOLARS & SCIENTISTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS & OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $307,213 · Revenue $6,071

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pj Tabit

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Carwil Bjork-James

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Robert Cummings

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Garfield Byrd

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sue Gardner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Richard Knipel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Karen A Twitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jon Cawthorne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Frank Schulenburg

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $236,288
    From this org
    $201,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,190
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,098
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,343
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,847
    Filer's total
    $236,288
  • Lianna Davis

    CHIEF PRGM OFFICER/DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $209,895
    From this org
    $168,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,447
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,448
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,543
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,904
    Filer's total
    $209,895
  • Kathleen Crowley

    DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $137,515
    From this org
    $107,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,760
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jami Mathewson

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $144,208
    From this org
    $113,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,319
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sage Ross

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $177,778
    From this org
    $140,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,789
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,374
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,615
    Filer's total
    $177,778

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541339349307824

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