MetaBrainz Foundation

non-profit organization that operates the MusicBrainz database and other projects
Organization 501_c_3_organization Q952204
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MetaBrainz Foundation

Summary

MetaBrainz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (501_c_3_organization category, ranking #36 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • MetaBrainz Foundation is in the country of United States[3].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's instance of is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[4].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[5].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's founder is recorded as Robert Kaye[7].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's logo image is recorded as MetaBrainz Logo with text (2016).svg[8].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Luis Obispo[9].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's Commons category is recorded as MetaBrainz[10].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Robert Kaye[11].
  • +2004-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MetaBrainz Foundation[12].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08wvzj[13].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's official website is recorded as https://metabrainz.org/[14].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's Commons gallery is recorded as MetaBrainz[15].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's web feed URL is recorded as https://blog.metabrainz.org/feed/[16].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as Q14005[17].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as AcousticBrainz[18].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as BookBrainz[19].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as ListenBrainz[20].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as libdiscid[21].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as Cover Art Archive[22].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as libcoverart[23].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as CritiqueBrainz[24].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as Q117725[25].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's IRS Employer Identification Number is recorded as 20-1644586[26].
  • MetaBrainz Foundation's official blog URL is recorded as https://blog.metabrainz.org/[27].

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Founding

MetaBrainz Foundation's founder is recorded as Robert Kaye[7]. +2004-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[12].

Leadership

MetaBrainz Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Robert Kaye[11]. Board members include Nick Ashton-Hart[28], b. 1967[29]; Paul Bennun[30]; Robert Kaye[31], a programmer[32], 1970–2026[33], of Germany[34]; Cory Doctorow[35], a science fiction writer[36], b. 1971[37], of Canada[38], awarded the EFF Award[39]; Matthew Hawn[40]; and Paula Le Dieu[41].

Operations

MetaBrainz Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Luis Obispo[9].

Ownership

Products include Q14005[17], AcousticBrainz[18], BookBrainz[19], ListenBrainz[20], libdiscid[21], and Cover Art Archive[22].

Why It Matters

MetaBrainz Foundation draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (501_c_3_organization category, ranking #36 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . metabrainz.org. metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . apps.irs.gov. apps.irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . blog.metabrainz.org. blog.metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . blog.metabrainz.org. Retrieved . blog.metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . metabrainz.org. Retrieved . metabrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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