Totals
- Total revenue
- $185,418,243
- Total expenses
- $178,588,294
- Contributions and grants received
- $174,507,977
- Grants paid
- $27,006,803
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,282,433
- Other revenue
- $5,627,833
- Total assets, end of year
- $286,759,938
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,204,548
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $271,555,390
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $138,310,558
- Management and general expenses
- $21,173,644
- Fundraising expenses
- $19,104,092
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $138,310,558
Program services were 77.4% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$275,097
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$174,232,880
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$656,004
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3 · Investment income
total $6,801,070 · excluded $6,801,070
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5 · Royalties
total $3,231,250 · excluded $3,231,250
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $96,018,910 · other assets $1,940
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $97,539,487 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$1,520,577 · other assets $1,940
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$1,518,637 · excluded -$1,518,637
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$275,097
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$311,867
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$153,775
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $158,092 · unrelated business $158,092
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11a · Other revenue: WIKI ENDWMT REIMB
total $2,063,195 · excluded $2,063,195
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11b · Other revenue: SERVICE REVENUE
total $120,000 · unrelated business $120,000
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11c · Other revenue: OTHER
total $55,296 · excluded $55,296
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,238,491
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $3,613,892 · program services $3,613,892
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $106,929 · program services $106,929
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $23,285,982 · program services $23,285,982
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,762,514 · program services $2,727,446 · management and general $827,077 · fundraising $207,991
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $79,817,625 · program services $62,621,583 · management and general $10,320,441 · fundraising $6,875,601
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,764,489 · program services $1,268,903 · management and general $310,975 · fundraising $184,611
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $12,578,687 · program services $9,827,819 · management and general $1,563,908 · fundraising $1,186,960
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $4,104,476 · program services $2,939,596 · management and general $780,776 · fundraising $384,104
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,306,309 · program services $3,249,454 · management and general $26,210 · fundraising $30,645
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $165,323 · management and general $165,323
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $92,616 · program services $92,616
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $311,745 · fundraising $311,745
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $193,937 · management and general $193,937
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11g · Fees: other
total $11,127,751 · program services $8,436,904 · management and general $1,619,098 · fundraising $1,071,749
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $108,761 · program services $53,047 · management and general $51,780 · fundraising $3,934
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13 · Office expenses
total $763,904 · program services $266,514 · management and general $370,656 · fundraising $126,734
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14 · Information technology
total $6,250,371 · program services $4,617,575 · management and general $1,535,145 · fundraising $97,651
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,550,366 · program services $881,109 · management and general $550,126 · fundraising $119,131
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17 · Travel
total $4,250,750 · program services $3,438,893 · management and general $505,589 · fundraising $306,268
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,604,878 · program services $1,540,515 · management and general $61,949 · fundraising $2,414
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,216,271 · program services $3,471,509 · management and general $744,762
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23 · Insurance
total $503,467 · management and general $503,467
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24a · Other expenses: DONATION PROCESSING FEE
total $7,547,718 · fundraising $7,547,718
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXP
total $4,291,067 · program services $3,748,721 · management and general $337,711 · fundraising $204,635
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24c · Other expenses: TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS
total $3,036,487 · program services $1,964,102 · management and general $646,998 · fundraising $425,387
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24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEV./ENRICHMENT
total $231,979 · program services $157,449 · management and general $57,716 · fundraising $16,814
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $46,055,929 · end of year $33,033,321
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $31,149,189 · end of year $51,240,381
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $1,571,657
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $265,523 · end of year $286,784
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,945,646 · end of year $2,512,968
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$22,893,162
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,054,524
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,390,111 · end of year $9,838,638
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $175,482,453 · end of year $183,365,987
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $4,655,028 · end of year $1,987,498
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,179,490 · end of year $2,922,704
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,706,163 · end of year $11,969,140
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,660,000 · end of year $2,128,750
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $7,785,870 · end of year $1,106,658
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $249,088,663 · end of year $265,859,067
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,882,673 · end of year $5,696,323
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION IS 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. (SEE SCHEDULE O)IN COORDINATION WITH A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS AND OUR INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING RECOGNIZED CHAPTERS, THEMATIC ORGANIZATIONS, USER GROUPS, AND PARTNERS, 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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WIKIMEDIA FDN SUPPORTS WIKIPEDIA AND ITS SISTER PROJECTS, (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE)AND THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY TO HELP THE WORLD SHARE IN FREE KNOWLEDGE.
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TECHNOLOGY: OUR CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES WIKIPEDIA AND OTHER WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS POSSIBLE, WHICH TOGETHER ARE ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR WEB PLATFORMS, AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLABORATIVE FREE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE SERVERS AND ELECTRICITY NEEDED TO KEEP THE WEBSITES RUNNING, ALONG WITH DEDICATED TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO BUILD, IMPROVE, AND MAINTAIN THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS. THESE ONGOING ENGINEERING EFFORTS AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRE RESEARCH AND DESIGN WORK, AS WELL AS LEGAL SUPPORT. ALL OF THIS ALLOWS FOR THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR READERS AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY, ENSURING USERS CONTINUE TO ACCESS, CONTRIBUTE TO AND GROW THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE FREE KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE. IN ADDITION TO OUR TWO MAIN DATA CENTERS AND FOUR CACHING DATA CENTERS, WE MAINTAIN THE SOFTWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON WHICH WE OPERATE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST MULTILINGUAL SITES WITH OVER 950 SEPARATE WIKI INSTANCES AND OVER 3,350 COMMUNITY-CONTRIBUTED TOOLS, MANY OF WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE CONTENT AND QUALITY OF WIKIPEDIA, AS WELL AS SEVEN MOBILE APPLICATIONS. WIKIPEDIA AND THE OTHER PROJECTS OPERATED BY THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION RECEIVE MORE THAN 18.2 BILLION PAGEVIEWS PER MONTH. WIKIPEDIA IS AVAILABLE IN MORE THAN 321 LANGUAGES AND CONTAINS MORE THAN 61 MILLION ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED BY A GLOBAL VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY.
Expenses $80,827,250
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GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON GROWING WIKIMEDIA IN VARIOUS REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND EXPANDING DIVERSITY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTOR BASE. THESE PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS DIRECTLY SUPPORT CONTRIBUTORS THROUGH GRANTS FOR PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND CAMPAIGNS BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TEAMS ALSO STRIVE TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF WIKIMEDIA, SUCH AS OPEN ACCESS AND EDUCATION, THROUGH ACTIVITIES LIKE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS,EVALUATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATIONS. BECAUSE OPENNESS AND INCLUSIVITY ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS, GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AIM TO BROADEN THE DIVERSITY OF VOICES AND EXPAND THE REACH OF OUR PROJECTS TO WIDE RANGING EXPERTISE AND PERSPECTIVES AROUND THE WORLD.
Expenses $57,483,308 · Grants $27,006,803
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Dariusz JemielniakDARIUSZ JEMIELNIAK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Esra'A Al ShafeiESRA'A AL SHAFEI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Jimmy WalesJIMMY WALES
TRUSTEE (FOUNDER)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Lorenzo LosaLORENZO LOSA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Luis Bitencourt-EmilioLUIS BITENCOURT-EMILIO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Nataliia TymkivNATALIIA TYMKIV
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Raju NarisettiRAJU NARISETTI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Rosie Stephenson-GoodknightROSIE STEPHENSON-GOODKNIGHT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Shani Evenstein SigalovSHANI EVENSTEIN SIGALOV
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Tanya CapuanoTANYA CAPUANO
TRUSTEE (THRU 12/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Victoria DoroninaVICTORIA DORONINA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Michael PeelMICHAEL PEEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Kathy CollinsKATHY COLLINS
TRUSTEE (BEG 12/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Jaime VillagomezJAIME VILLAGOMEZ
CFO & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $436,216
- From this org
- $391,202
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,014
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $385,753
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $5,449
- Deferred
- $7,777
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,237
- Filer's total
- $436,216
-
Maryana IskanderMARYANA ISKANDER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $494,079
- From this org
- $472,629
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,450
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $465,513
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $7,116
- Deferred
- $13,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,250
- Filer's total
- $494,079
-
Stephen LaporteSTEPHEN LAPORTE
GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $358,037
- From this org
- $333,919
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,118
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $309,787
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $24,132
- Deferred
- $7,006
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,112
- Filer's total
- $358,037
-
Lisa SeitzLISA SEITZ
CHIEF ADV OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $438,005
- From this org
- $387,568
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,437
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $384,873
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,695
- Deferred
- $13,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,237
- Filer's total
- $438,005
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Selena DeckelmannSELENA DECKELMANN
CHIEF PROD & TECH OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $478,232
- From this org
- $437,941
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,291
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $430,797
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $7,144
- Deferred
- $11,344
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,947
- Filer's total
- $478,232
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Margaret NovotnyMARGARET NOVOTNY
VP OF PRODUCT DESIGN (THRU 08/23)
- Total calculated
- $377,685
- From this org
- $354,778
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,907
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,368
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $174,410
- Deferred
- $7,896
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,011
- Filer's total
- $377,685
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Tajh TaylorTAJH TAYLOR
VP OF DATA SCIENCE & ENGIN
- Total calculated
- $348,323
- From this org
- $313,033
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,290
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $309,663
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,370
- Deferred
- $6,343
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,947
- Filer's total
- $348,323
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Zdenko VrandecicZDENKO VRANDECIC
HEAD OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
- Total calculated
- $375,904
- From this org
- $327,588
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,316
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $323,828
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,760
- Deferred
- $13,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,116
- Filer's total
- $375,904
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Rebecca MacKinnonREBECCA MACKINNON
VP OF GLOBAL ADVOCACY
- Total calculated
- $325,548
- From this org
- $290,118
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,430
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $286,025
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,093
- Deferred
- $11,612
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,818
- Filer's total
- $325,548
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Joshua MinorJOSHUA MINOR
PRODUCT MANAGER (THRU 06/2023)
- Total calculated
- $321,436
- From this org
- $301,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,116
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $121,114
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $180,206
- Deferred
- $5,570
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,546
- Filer's total
- $321,436
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Amanda KetonAMANDA KETON
GEN COUNSEL & SEC (THRU 02/23)
- Total calculated
- $388,366
- From this org
- $383,048
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,318
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $31,636
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $351,412
- Deferred
- $3,062
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,256
- Filer's total
- $388,366
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- SEVERANCE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023: MARGARET NOVOTNY $140,260 AMANDA KETON $258,459 JOSHUA MINOR $162,766 THE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III).
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
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$866,498
BOARD-APPROVED REMIT OF PLANNED GIFTS TO THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT
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$445,000
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 20242026 PERIOD
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$404,689
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE ART+FEMINISM ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2023-2025 PERIOD
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$304,850
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LUNCH TABLE (A HISTORY ARCHIVING PROJECT) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
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$260,000
SUPPORT FOR A LEGAL AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
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$200,000
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WHOSE KNOWLEDGE? ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 - 2026 PERIOD
-
$177,000
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 -2025 PERIOD
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GRANTS RELATED TO WIKICONFERENCE NORTH AMERICA 2024 AND SUSTAINING AND GROWING CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN JULY 2023-DECEMBER 2024
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$160,665
GRANTS RELATED TO EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR SCALING THE LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION ACCELERATOR, ENHANCING INDIC ORAL CULTURE ON WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS, AND BUILDING THE LANGUAGE DIVERSITY HUB
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$150,000
GRANT FOR AFROCROWD USER GROUP FOR THE JULY 2024 - JUNE 2025 PERIOD
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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WIKIMEDIA LLC
CHARITABLE · DE · income $3,351,250 · assets $0
Directly controlled by WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 29 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511199349301026
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