2019-05-15T19:39:48-05:00 2018-06-30 KPMG LLP 55 Second Street 1400 San Francisco CA 94105 990 2017-07-01 200049703 WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC % JAIME VILLAGOMEZ WIKI 4158396885 1 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 JAIME VILLAGOMEZ cfo 2019-05-08 true VALERIE J BALL P00178114 4159635100 2019-05-10 167.68.102.5 94029720191355000272 2019-05-15 P 0B1D2BE2EBC059A0D93B91C556CEB27DFB0D8CB8 AFC1CABF2724952AFBFC3879A4882118A11459E7 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z JAIME VILLAGOMEZ 1 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 127441897 false X www.wikimediafoundation.org X 2003 FL WIKIMEDIA FDN SUPPORTS WIKIPEDIA, ITS SISTER PROJECTS, AND THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY TO HELP THE WORLD SHARE IN FREE KNOWLEDGE. 10 10 229 200000 79807 -2318 88816654 99036753 0 0 1016304 2380874 141009 157928 89973967 101575555 11368973 13649771 0 0 33733998 38598155 249766 255872 9784962 23723455 26227421 69076192 78731219 20897775 22844336 120524697 145850778 7194500 10901208 113330197 134949570 X 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.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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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. 26733895 13649771 0 THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOCUSES 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. GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TEAM ALSO STRIVES TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF WIKIMEDIA, SUCH AS OPEN ACCESS AND EDUCATION, THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE OUR GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AS WELL THROUGH WORLDWIDE PROGRAM EVALUATION, RESEARCH, AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS. 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Management has determined that no tax liabilities need to be recorded under applicable accounting guidance. true East Asia and the Pacific 3 Program Services See Part V 530425 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 56 Program Services See Part V 6094405 Middle East and North Africa 2 Program Services See Part V 181286 North America 6 Program Services See Part V 600254 South America 1 Program Services See Part V 37164 South Asia 4 Program Services See Part V 185660 Sub-Saharan Africa 2 Program Services See Part V 116384 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Further Mission 426742 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Further Mission 4476452 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking Further Mission 456926 North America Grantmaking Further Mission 144236 Russia and the Newly Independent States Grantmaking Further Mission 441914 South America Grantmaking Further Mission 286939 South Asia Grantmaking Further Mission 188356 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Further Mission 187151 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Further Mission 84504 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 10809 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Further Mission 301785 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 42608 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking Further Mission 12339 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 30246 North America 0 Grantmaking Further Mission 11071 North America Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 10970 Russia and the Newly Independent States Grantmaking Further Mission 6362 Russia and the Newly Independent States Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 19351 South America Grantmaking Further Mission 7415 South America Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 29230 South Asia Grantmaking Further Mission 86969 South Asia Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 66766 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Further Mission 86711 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP 24874 Central America and the Caribbean Grantmaking Further Mission 4802 74 0 0 74 14449607 741499 15191106 East Asia and the Pacific FURTHER MISSION 426742 WIRE N/A N/A Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) FURTHER MISSION 4476452 WIRE N/A N/A Middle East and North Africa FURTHER MISSION 456926 WIRE N/A N/A North America FURTHER MISSION 144236 WIRE N/A N/A Russia and the Newly Independent States FURTHER MISSION 441914 WIRE N/A N/A South America FURTHER MISSION 286939 WIRE N/A N/A South Asia FURTHER MISSION 188356 WIRE N/A N/A Sub-Saharan Africa FURTHER MISSION 187151 WIRE N/A N/A 58 58 FURTHER MISSION East Asia and the Pacific 10 84504 WIRE N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE East Asia and the Pacific 6 10809 WIRE n/a N/A FURTHER MISSION Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 40 301785 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 26 42608 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION Middle East and North Africa 7 12339 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Middle East and North Africa 16 30246 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION North America 5 11071 WIRE n/a N/A SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE North America 4 10970 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION Russia and the Newly Independent States 3 6362 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Russia and the Newly Independent States 12 19351 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION South America 4 7415 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE South America 11 29230 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION South Asia 22 86969 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE South Asia 37 66766 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION Sub-Saharan Africa 19 86711 WIRE n/a n/a SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Sub-Saharan Africa 21 24874 WIRE n/a n/a FURTHER MISSION Central America and the Caribbean 2 4802 WIRE n/a n/a false false false false false false Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds outside the U.S.: Grants to organizations: Organizations that have met each grant program's eligibility criteria are eligible to participate in a public application process. To do so, they submit a grant proposal that contains a description of the mission-related work they are proposing, a budget, a start date and completion date or duration of the grant period, and a description of how this work will achieve the Wikimedia Foundation's mission or the Wikimedia movement strategic priorities. When an applicant is awarded a grant and becomes a grantee, the grantee completes screening requirements and signs a grant agreement. The agreement stipulates that they will use grant funds for charitable purposes consistent with the Wikimedia Foundation's mission and the purposes described in the grant proposal; that they agree to the reporting requirements, including maintaining receipts/documentation of expenses for four years; that they agree to procedures for notifying the Wikimedia Foundation of important changes that may affect the grant; and that they will return any unused grant funds after the end of the grant's term. Once each grant is complete, the grantee will submit a narrative and financial report or series of reports that demonstrate how the grant funds were spent and describe the impact of the work. GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS: GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AS OTHER GRANTS UNLESS THEY ARE TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS. INDIVIDUALS APPLY FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS (PRIMARILY TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WIKIMANIA) AND APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND EITHER ACCEPTED OR DENIED. IN MOST CASES, TRAVEL IS THEN ARRANGED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION. IN VERY LIMITED CASES, INDIVIDUALS BOOK TRAVEL THEMSELVES AND PROVIDE RECEIPTS TO THE FOUNDATION WHICH THEN REIMBURSES THEM BASED ON THE RECEIPTS. Method of accounting The grants and expenditures reported in Schedule F were based on the accrual method of accounting. Schedule F, Part I, Lines 1-7, column (e) Program Services include supporting Wikipedia, its sister projects and open source technology. 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ADDITIONALLY, THE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER OR RETAIN ANY FUNDS RAISED. true Wikimedia New York City Inc 227 Dean Street Brooklyn NY 11217 270520584 501(c)(3) 148050 See Part IV Tides Foundation PO BOX 29903 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 510198509 501(c)(3) 5000000 See Part IV Black Lunch Table 6225 N Kenmore Ave Apt 2N Chicago IL 60660 825436759 501(c)(3) 53000 See Part IV Software Freedom Conservancy 137 Montague Street Brooklyn NY 11201 412203632 501(c)(3) 45500 See Part IV Creative Commons PO Box 1866 Mountain View CA 94042 043585301 501(c)(3) 10000 See Part IV Museum for African Art dba The Africa Center 1280 Fifth Avenue Suite 7C New York NY 10029 133137461 501(c)(3) 50000 See Part IV Emerson College 120 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 041286950 501(c)(3) 7843 See Part IV Qubit New Music Inc 523 West 143rd Street Suite 2B New York NY 10031 460659995 501(c)(3) 119795 See Part IV West Virginia University One Waterfront Place 7th Fl Morgantown WV 26507 556017181 501(c)(3) 52835 See Part IV Wiki Education Foundation 11 Funston Ave Suite A San Francisco CA 94129 300790695 501(c)(3) 397974 See Part IV Wiki Society of Washington DC PO Box 9822 Washington DC 20013 452106571 501(c)(3) 45269 See Part IV Yale University PO Box 805 New Haven CT 06503 060646973 501(c)(3) 185000 See Part IV 11 1 PROGRAM SERVICES TO FURTHER WIKIMEDIA'S MISSION 1 28300 N/A PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2 Grants to Organizations: Organizations that have met each grant program's eligibility criteria are eligible to participate in a public application process. To do so, they submit a grant proposal that contains a description of the mission-related work they are proposing, a budget, a start date and completion date or duration of the grant period, and a description of how this work will achieve the Wikimedia Foundation's mission or the Wikimedia movement strategic priorities. When an applicant is awarded a grant and becomes a grantee, the grantee completes screening requirements and signs a grant agreement. The agreement stipulates that they will use grant funds for charitable purposes consistent with the Wikimedia Foundation's mission and the purposes described in the grant proposal; that they agree to the reporting requirements, including maintaining receipts/documentation of expenses; that they agree to procedures for notifying the Wikimedia Foundation of important changes that may affect the grant; and that they will return any unused grant funds after the end of the grant's term. Once each grant is complete, the grantee will submit a narrative and financial report or series of reports that demonstrate how the grant funds were spent and describe the impact of the work. Grants to Individuals: Grants to individuals follow the same process as other grants unless they are travel scholarships. Individuals apply for travel scholarships (primarily to attend the annual conference, Wikimania) and applications are reviewed and either accepted or denied. In most cases, travel is then arranged for the individual and paid for directly by The Wikimedia Foundation. In very limited cases, individuals book travel themselves and provide receipts to the Foundation which then reimburses them based on the receipts. Schedule I, Part II PURPOSE OF GRANT TO WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY,INC.: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO TIDES FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO Black Lunch Table: TO SUPPORT A CONFERENCE TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO Software Freedom Conservancy: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO Creative Commons: To sponsor a fellowship to work in developing the culture of communities under adverse circumstances. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO Emerson College: TO SUPPORT A CONFERENCE TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO QUBIT NEW MUSIC INC.: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. Purpose of Grant to WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. Purpose of grant to WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. Purpose of grant to WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON D.C.: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. Purpose of grant to YALE UNIVERSITY: TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH INITIATIVE AND TO FURTHER MISSION. 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FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 7A THE BOARD CONSISTS OF A MAXIMUM OF TEN TRUSTEES. THREE SEATS ARE SELECTED BY THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY, TWO SEATS ARE SELECTED BY THE WIKIMEDIA CHAPTERS AND THEMATIC ORGANIZATIONS, ONE SEAT IS RESERVED FOR JIMMY WALES AS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDER, AND FOUR SEATS MAY BE SELECTED BY THE BOARD FOR SPECIFIC EXPERTISE. AS WITH ALL BOARD SEATS, THE BOARD MUST INDEPENDENTLY APPOINT THE CANDIDATES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CHAPTER SEATS. FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 11A REVIEW OF FORM 990: THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE 990 WAS DEVELOPED BY AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CONTROLLER WITH ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). IT WAS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS BY THE CFO AND THEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEN A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS HELD AT WHICH THE CFO AND EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM WALKED THROUGH THE DRAFT IN DETAIL FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 12 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EXECUTIVES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES (COVERED PERSONS) COMPLETE ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO IDENTIFY ANY PERSONAL, FAMILY AND/OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND/OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE FILED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ONLY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD IF NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE COVERED PERSONS ALSO COMPLETES ANNUALLY A PLEDGE OF PERSONAL COMMITMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR WHEN A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. FURTHERMORE, IN THE CASE OF A CONFLICT, THE INDIVIDUAL AGREES TO REFRAIN FROM USING HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE TO ENCOURAGE THE FOUNDATION TO ENTER THE TRANSACTION AND MUST PHYSICALLY EXCUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OTHER THAN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. IN THE CASE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER SAID TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE FOUNDATION AND LEGAL COUNSEL IS CONSULTED AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT SUCH A TRANSACTION WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. Form 990 Part VI Line 15a THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FOR 2017 COMPENSATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALL INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, REVIEWED THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION, AND MADE A DECISION BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING WHO ATTENDED AND VOTED AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABLE DOCUMENTATION USED AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. Form 990 Part VI, line 19 The organization's website includes links to its governing documents, its conflict of interest policy and its audited financial statements. https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bylaws https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest_policy https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/ Form 990 Part XI, Line 5 Return of Unused Grant $ 94,431