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Tax deductibility information

United States
Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit charity (tax ID
number 20-0049703) established in the United States
under the US IRS Code Section 501(c)(3), and, for that
reason, donations from persons or entities located in the
United States may benefit from tax deductible status. This
includes donations made to the Wikimedia Foundation for
the benefit of the Wikimedia Endowment.

Scan of 501(c)(3) status letter

In addition to having federal 501(c)(3) status in the United

States, the Wikimedia Foundation is registered to solicit
donations in all states that have a registration
requirement. Below are statements requested by some of
those states to let potential donors know how to learn
more about the Wikimedia Foundationʼs registrations.

State disclosures

Canada

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United States Because of the Wikimedia Foundation's 501(c)3 status in

the United States, Canada's tax code will generally permit
Canada deductibility of donations to the WMF from the donor's
US taxable income only. A useful reference may be Article
France XXI, Paragraph 6 of the US-Canada tax treaty (https://ww
w.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/tax-policy/
Netherlands tax-treaties/country/united-states-america-convention-c
onsolidated-1980-1983-1984-1995-1997-2007.html).
Other countries Please contact a tax professional for the details of
deducting such a donation.

France
Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation are not tax
deductible in France.

Netherlands
Dutch tax authorities have confirmed that, under Dutch
law, the Wikimedia Foundation qualifies as a "public
welfare institution" (in Dutch, “algemeen nut beogende
instelling” or “ANBI”). This classification means that, if
you are a Dutch resident, any donations made to the
Wikimedia Foundation are deductible from your income
tax subject to the normal tax rules on the donations
deduction under Dutch tax legislation. Importantly, the
Wikimedia Foundation does not seek donations from
persons or entities located in any jurisdiction that
prohibits or restricts fundraising activities by international
charities or applies gift taxes on donations made to such
international charities. The Wikimedia Foundation is a
non-profit charity established in the United States under
the U.S. IRS Code Section 501(c)(3).

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Summary of Foundation Information

Name of
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Organization

Mailing
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.: 1
Address &
Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San
Visitor
Francisco, California 94104 USA
Address

Telephone +1 415-839-6885

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volunteers from the Wikimedia user
community. Please understand that
the Wikimedia Foundation cannot
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in your message.

Email Questions related to donations:

donate@wikimedia.org (mailto:donat
e@wikimedia.org)
Business development:
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ness@wikimedia.org)

Press and media contacts: visit our

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on.org/about/press/)

Other questions for or about the

Wikimedia Foundation:
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ers@wikimedia.org)

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Our Values (https://wikimediafoundati

Goals of
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organization
About Wikimedia (https://wikimediafo
undation.org/about/)

Main
activities &
themes from Annual Plan
WMF's
Strategic Plan
current
management
plan

Board Board of Trustees (https://wikimediafo

Composition undation.org/role/board/)

WMF does not give bonuses.

Human
resource Non-discrimination policy
policy Pluralism

Please see the staff and contractors (htt

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Managers
ontractors/) page

Annual Annual Report (https://annual.wikimedia

Report .org)

Financial Financial reports (https://wikimediafoun

Statements dation.org/about/financial-reports/)

RSIN 8238.59.721

Other countries

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Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit charity established

in the United States under the US IRS Code Section
501(c)(3), and, for that reason, donations from persons or
entities located in the United States may benefit from tax
deductible status. Donations from persons or entities
located outside the United States may not be eligible for
tax deductions in the United States and elsewhere; in
such cases, donors should seek local tax advice.
Importantly, Wikimedia does not seek donations from
persons or entities located in any jurisdiction that
prohibits or restricts fundraising activities by international
charities such as Wikimedia or applies gift taxes on
donations made to such international charities.

The Wikimedia Foundation supports local independent

chapters across the world. Learn more about chapters
and their work.

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization

that supports Wikipedia, the other Wikimedia free
knowledge projects, and our mission of free knowledge
for every single person.

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