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company_type = [[Not-for-profit corporation]] | | company_type = [[Not-for-profit corporation]] | | ||
foundation = [[June 20]], [[2003]] | | foundation = [[June 20]], [[2003]] | | ||
| − | + | location = {{flagicon|US}} [[City:=St. Petersburg|[[St. Petersburg]]]], [[State_Name:=Florida|[[Florida]]]], [[Country_Name:=United States|[[United States|USA]]]] | | |
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key_people = [[Florence Nibart-Devouard]], Chair of the Board<br/>[[Jimmy Wales]], Chairman Emeritus<br>[[Erik Möller]], Executive Secretary<br>[[Michael E. Davis]], Treasurer<br>[[Tim Shell]], Vice-Chair<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees], last modified [[October 27]], [[2006]]</ref><br>Brad Patrick, Counsel<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Current_staff Wikimedia Foundation Current Staff], last modified [[October 2]], [[2006]].</ref><br>[[Danny Wool]], Assistant<br>[[Brion Vibber]], Chief Technical Officer | | key_people = [[Florence Nibart-Devouard]], Chair of the Board<br/>[[Jimmy Wales]], Chairman Emeritus<br>[[Erik Möller]], Executive Secretary<br>[[Michael E. Davis]], Treasurer<br>[[Tim Shell]], Vice-Chair<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees], last modified [[October 27]], [[2006]]</ref><br>Brad Patrick, Counsel<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Current_staff Wikimedia Foundation Current Staff], last modified [[October 2]], [[2006]].</ref><br>[[Danny Wool]], Assistant<br>[[Brion Vibber]], Chief Technical Officer | | ||
industry = [[Internet]] | | industry = [[Internet]] | | ||
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homepage = [http://wikimediafoundation.org wikimediafoundation.org]| | homepage = [http://wikimediafoundation.org wikimediafoundation.org]| | ||
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| + | The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' is the parent organization of the [[Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary]], [[Wikiquote]], [[Wikibooks]] (including [[Wikijunior]]), [[Wikisource]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[Wikispecies]], [[Wikinews]], [[Wikiversity]], and [[Meta-Wiki]] collaborative projects. It is a [[not-for-profit corporation]] based in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], [[United States|USA]], and organized under the laws of the state of [[Florida]]. Its existence was officially announced by Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]], who was hitherto running Wikipedia within his company [[Bomis]], on [[June 20]], [[2003]]. Its approval by the U.S. [[Internal Revenue Service]], by letter in April 2005, as an educational foundation in the category "Adult, Continuing Education" means all contributions to the Wikimedia Foundation are [[Tax deduction|tax deductible]] for U.S. federal income tax purposes. | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 2 December 2006
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | |
 Logo of the Wikimedia Foundation, designed by Wikipedia user "Neolux" | |
| Type | Not-for-profit corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 20, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Template:Country data US [[City:=St. Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[State_Name:=Florida|Florida]], [[Country_Name:=United States|USA]] |
| Key people | Florence Nibart-Devouard, Chair of the Board Jimmy Wales, Chairman Emeritus Erik Möller, Executive Secretary Michael E. Davis, Treasurer Tim Shell, Vice-Chair[1] Brad Patrick, Counsel[2] Danny Wool, Assistant Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer |
| Industry | Internet |
| Products | Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks (including Wikijunior and Wikiversity), Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies, Wikinews, and Meta-Wiki |
| Revenue | non-profit |
| Employees | 5 paid employees |
| Contact | {{{contact}}} |
| Reference | {{{reference}}} |
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks (including Wikijunior), Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, and Meta-Wiki collaborative projects. It is a not-for-profit corporation based in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida. Its existence was officially announced by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, who was hitherto running Wikipedia within his company Bomis, on June 20, 2003. Its approval by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, by letter in April 2005, as an educational foundation in the category "Adult, Continuing Education" means all contributions to the Wikimedia Foundation are tax deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
- ^ Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, last modified October 27, 2006
- ^ Wikimedia Foundation Current Staff, last modified October 2, 2006.
