Wikimedia Foundation
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The Wikimedia Foundation was founded on June 20, 2003[1][2] by Jimmy Wales[3][4]. It is a 501(c)(3) organization[5][6][7] headquartered in San Francisco[4]. The organization had 212 employees in 2014[8], and its CEO is Bernadette Meehan[9].
Its products include Wikipedia, MediaWiki, Wikibooks, Wikidata, Wikifunctions, and Wikimedia Commons.
Wikimedia Foundation
Summary
Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.03% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,110 views/month, #1 of 3,287).[2]
Key Facts
- Wikimedia Foundation's field of work was wiki[3].
- Wikimedia Foundation received the STUG Award[4].
- Wikimedia Foundation received the OSM Innovation Award[5].
- Wikimedia Foundation is in the country of United States[6].
- Wikimedia Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
- Wikimedia Foundation's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[8].
- Wikimedia Foundation's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales[9].
- Wikimedia movement is named after Wikimedia Foundation[10].
- Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[11].
- Wikimedia Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Q86589685[12].
- Wikimedia Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Q19564219[13].
- Wikimedia Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Wikimedia, LLC[14].
- Wikimedia Foundation is part of Wikimedia movement[15].
- Wikimedia Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Wikimedia Foundation[16].
- Wikimedia Foundation's review score is recorded as 94.85/100[17].
- Wikimedia Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Nataliia Tymkiv[18].
- Wikimedia Foundation comprises Wikimedia Foundation elections committee[19].
- Wikimedia Foundation comprises Funds Dissemination Committee[20].
- Wikimedia Foundation comprises Machine Learning Team[21].
- Wikimedia Foundation comprises Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[22].
- Wikimedia Foundation comprises Wikimedia Performance Team[23].
- June 20, 2003 marks the founding of Wikimedia Foundation[24].
- Wikimedia Foundation's authority is recorded as Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[25].
- Wikimedia Foundation's official website is recorded as https://wikimediafoundation.org/[26].
- Wikimedia Foundation's sponsor is recorded as Open Society Foundations[27].
Body
Founding
Wikimedia Foundation's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales[9]. June 20, 2003 marks the founding of it[24].
Identity
Wikimedia Foundation is part of Wikimedia movement[15].
Leadership
Chief executives include Q86589685[12], a business executive[28], b. 1975[29], of Egypt[30], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[31] and Q19564219[13], a financial analyst[32], b. 1975[33], of United States[34]. Wikimedia Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Nataliia Tymkiv[18].
Operations
Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Wikimedia, LLC[14].
Industry
Wikimedia Foundation's field of work was wiki[3].
Ownership
Products include Wikipedia[35], Q83[36], Wikibooks[37], Wikidata[38], Wikifunctions[39], and Wikimedia Commons[40].
Recognition
Awards received include STUG Award[4], an award[41], founded in 1996[42] and OSM Innovation Award[5].
Why It Matters
Wikimedia Foundation ranks in the top 0.03% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,110 views/month, #1 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
FAQs
What awards did Wikimedia Foundation receive?
Honors received include STUG Award[4] and OSM Innovation Award[5].