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Wikimedia Endowment

SAN FRANCISCO, CA EIN: 87-3024488 Website

THE MISSION OF THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT IS TO ACT AS A PERMANENT FUND THAT CAN SUPPORT IN PERPETUITY THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)WHICH ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE APPROVED BY AND ADVANCE THE PURPOSES OF THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR IF THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION CEASES TO EXIST. IT AIMS TO CREATE A SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$144.3M

Annual Giving

$2.6M

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$2.6M

About Wikimedia Endowment

Based on IRS filings

Wikimedia Endowment is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. IRS filing data is available for 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $144.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $2.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

San Francisco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$36M$73M$109M$145M2024
Metric2024
Total Assets$144,325,622
Revenue$132,018,206
Expenses$4,985,017
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,412,407
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$650K$1M$2M$3M1 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION$2.6M

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIMMY WALESCHAIR3
ANNETTE CAMPBELL-WHITEDIRECTOR1
PETER BALDWINDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL KIMDIRECTOR1
PATRICIO LORENTEDIRECTOR1
DORON WEBERDIRECTOR2
PHOEBE AYERSDIRECTOR2
ALEXANDER M FARMAN-FARMAIANDIRECTOR1
LISA LEWINDIRECTOR1
LAURA DUCHATELETDIRECTOR1
MAYREE CLARKDIRECTOR2
LISA SEITZPRESIDENT12
DHAVAL PATELTREASURER28
STEPHEN LAPORTESECRETARY1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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