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WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION ORG: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION ORG (EIN 20-0049703)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2012-05-09
IRS object ID
201241309349302274
Schema version
2010v3.7
Source
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Amounts Subst Contributors Total9158727AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17048987059PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years27581CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years33382CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years32534CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year12202CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year47416CurrentTaxYear
Total153115Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years6541CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years72246CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years30417CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-131707CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year-120377CurrentTaxYear
Total-142880Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support58156021TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc2581639GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.84234PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.83601PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmtsArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art AmtsHeldWorksOfArtAmts

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value0BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis6012023OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2610348Depreciation
Book Value3401675BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings3401675TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivatives
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterests

Other Securities OtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITSDescription
Book Value3499679BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities3499679TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
STRAIGHT LINE RENT ADJUSTMENT$131,846
OTHER LIABILITIES$35,560
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts167406TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue27191806TotalRevenue
Total Expenses17540278TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year9651528ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-2115NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments-2115TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS9649413ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt27539207TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-2115NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities349516DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990347401RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal27191806RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form99027191806TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt17889794TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities349516DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990349516ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal17540278ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form99017540278TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedtrueGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (20 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)015Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA930238
East Asia and the Pacific03Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA140486
South Asia01Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA152389
Middle East and North Africa02Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA52643
North America03Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA154737
South America01Program ServicesSUPPORT WIKIPEDIA28651
East Asia and the Pacific00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION70930
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)00GrantmakingWIKIMANIA CONFERENCE113632
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION49010
South America00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION9420
South America00GrantmakingWIKIMANIA CONFERENCE18000
North America00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION6200
Russia and the Newly Independent States00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION6400
South Asia00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION35633
Sub-Saharan Africa00GrantmakingFURTHER MISSION9220
South Asia00GrantmakingSCHOLARSHIPS10022
Middle East and North Africa00GrantmakingSCHOLARSHIPS779
Sub-Saharan Africa00GrantmakingSCHOLARSHIPS1938
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)00GrantmakingSCHOLARSHIPS83298
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)00InvestmentsN/A63814
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees25SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees25TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1788390SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent149050ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1937440TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (10 entries)

RegionRegionPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
East Asia/PacificFURTHER MISSION18000WIRE0NONENONE
Europe/Iceland/GreenlandCONFERENCE113632WIRE0NONENONE
Europe/Iceland/GreenlandFURTHER MISSION6000WIRE0NONENONE
East Asia/PacificFURTHER MISSION9685WIRE0NONENONE
South AmericaFURTHER MISSION9420WIRE0NONENONE
Europe/Iceland/GreenlandFURTHER MISSION34260WIRE0NONENONE
RussiaFURTHER MISSION6400WIRE0NONENONE
North AmericaFURTHER MISSION6200WIRE0NONENONE
South AmericaCONFERENCE18000WIRE0NONENONE
East Asia/PacificFURTHER MISSION40845WIRE0NONENONE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs10TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs0TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceRegionRegionNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
FURTHER MISSIONSouth Asia1035633WIRE0NONEFMV
FURTHER MISSIONSub-Saharan Africa19220WIRE0NONEFMV
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND A CONFERENCESouth Asia710022WIRE0NONEFMV
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND A CONFERENCEMiddle East/North Africa1779WIRE0NONEFMV
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND A CONFERENCESub-Saharan Africa11938WIRE0NONEFMV
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND A CONFERENCEEurope/Iceland/Greenland5483298WIRE0NONEFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
GRANTS FUNDS OUTSIDE THE U.S.:Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds outside the U.S.Potential grantees participate in a grants application process by providing a proposal. The proposal contains a description of the mission related work they are proposing, a budget, a timeline and how this will impact the mission goals. Once an applicant is awarded a grant, they receive an email stipulating that by accepting funds,they agree to the reporting requirements which include maintaining receipts/documentation of expenses, agreeing to return unused funds and/or submit a request for reallocation of funds, and submission of a final report which includes an estimate of the impact of the funded activities on mission goals and a summary of best practices and lessons learned.
GRANT FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALSPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS 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 G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Agreement Ref FundraisingtrueAgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of IndividualOMP IncNameOfIndividual

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11133 19th Street NW Suite 300AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFundraising consultingActivity
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFunds
Amount Retained By Contractor127636AmountRetainedByContractor
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors127636TotalRetainedByContractors
Licensed StatesALLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStates
Licensed StatesARLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCALicensedStates
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStates
Licensed StatesGALicensedStates
Licensed StatesHILicensedStates
Licensed StatesILLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMELicensedStates
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMALicensedStates
Licensed StatesMILicensedStates
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesORLicensedStates
Licensed StatesPALicensedStates
Licensed StatesRILicensedStates
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesVALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStates
Licensed StatesWILicensedStates
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStates

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchedule G Part IIdentifier
ExplanationThe Foundation engaged OMP, Inc. to assist in the design of the Foundation's fundraising campaign. Once designed, the fundraising campaign was managed by staff of the Foundation. As such, OMP, Inc. did not have custody or control of any Foundation contributions and did not participate in executing the campaign strategy.Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuationDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistancePurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
John Ernest Foundation
POBox 60225Palo AltoCA94306943170824501(c)(3)220000N/AN/Aconference
Wikimedia New York City
227 Dean StreetBrooklynNY11217270520584501(c)(3)195000N/AN/Aconference
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants2TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuationDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Conference Attendance560790N/Anone
Research Study190000N/Anone

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierMONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDSIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2ReturnReference
ExplanationPotential grantees participate in a grants application process by providing a proposal. The proposal contains a description of the mission related work they are proposing, a budget, a timeline and how this will impact the mission goals. Once an applicant is awarded a grant, they receive an email stipulating that by accepting funds,they agree to the reporting requirements which include maintaining receipts/documentation of expenses, agreeing to return unused funds and/or submit a request for reallocation of funds, and submission of a final report which includes an estimate of the impact of the funded activities on mission goals and a summary of best practices and lessons learned. Schedule I Part II Purpose of grant to Wikimedia New York City, Inc.: To organize a conference of the North American Wikimedia community and to organize a photo competition to document the NYC region.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Sue Gardner
18500000011878000101350207013000
Veronique Kessler
1351940000000249920160186000
Mike Godwin
1401220000000119190152041000
Danese Cooper
1535780000000232840176862000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArt
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterest
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions3NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99046122NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenuesaverage market priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedtrueThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Part I Line 32AThe organization uses a brokerage firm to sell donated securities.
Part I Column (B)The organization is reporting the number of contributions received.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990 part VI, line 7AThe Board consists of ten Trustees. Three seates are elected directly by the Wikimedia community and two seats are selected by the Wikimedia chapters. 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 Chief of Finance and Administration (CF). It was reviewed for accuracy and completeness by the CFA and then by the Executive Director. Then a meeting of the audit committee was held at which the CFA 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, 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. These forms are submitted to the general counsel and are reviewed by the Board. Additionally, the covered persons also complete 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 and 15bForm 990 Part VI Line 15a- The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is responsible for determining the compensation of the Executive Director, and has delegated that responsibility to the ED Evaluation Committee and board treasurer which is comprised of independent Board members. For 2010 compensation, in setting the ED's compensation,the Evaluation Committee has secured and reviewed comparability data about non-profit CEO compensation for organizations of similar size and scope to the Wikimedia Foundation, including salary, bonuses and non-monetary benefits and perquisites. The information came from a variety of sources including Guidestar, Boardsource, the Center for Non-Profit Management, and the Non-Profit Times. The committee also consulted with independent experts in the field. The Evaluation Committee also annually sets performance goals with the Executive Director, and works with her to evaluate performance against those goals. Both compensation and performance assessment information is shared with the full Board for its review and approval. At various points in the process, discussions and deliberations are reviewed via email. Once deliberations are complete, the final determination is summarized by the Board Treasurer in writing. Form 990 Part VI Line 15b- The Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director is responsible for determining the compensation of all Wikimedia Foundation officers and key employees (with the exception of herself). In setting compensation for Wikimedia Foundation officers and key employees, the Executive Director has secured and reviewed comparability data about compensation at organizations of similar size and scope to the Wikimedia Foundation, including salary, bonuses and non-monetary benefits and perquisites. The information came from a variety of sources including Guidestar, Boardsource, the Center for Non-Profit Management, the Non-Profit Times, the San Francisco Business Times, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and the Meyer Foundation. Additionally, the Executive Director and her staff have consulted with independent experts in the field, including those with specific subject-matter expertise in areas of non-monetary compensation such as health and dental coverage and retirement saving plans. The Executive Director also annually sets performance goals with officers and key employees, and works with them to evaluate performance based on those goals. Both compensation and performance assessment information is shared at a high level with the Board of Trustees, but the Board does not review this information in detail, nor does it approve specifics.
Form 990 Part VI, line 19The organization's website includes links to its governing documents, its conflict of interest policy and its audited financial statements. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest_policy http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Financial_reports
Form 990 Part XI Other changes in net assets or fund balancesUnrealized gain/loss $-2,115