The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered and registered as a charitable foundation in San Francisco, California. It is most known for hosting Wikipedia, a free online collaboratively edited encyclopedia that is one of the world's most visited websites. It also hosts and operates 14 related open collaboration projects and supports the development of MediaWiki, the wiki software that underpins them. The foundation was established in 2003 in St. Petersburg, Florida by Jimmy Wales, as a nonprofit way to fund Wikipedia and other wiki projects that had previously been hosted by Bomis, Wales's for-profit company. It provides the technical and organizational infrastructure to enable members of the public to develop wiki-based content in languages across the world.
Facts
Browse and compare
Affiliation KindNon-profit organization 1 Founding Year Connections
Affiliates
Source Péter Gervai (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Located In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.
Source Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Lead, headquartersQuote, Lead, headquarters
headquartered and registered as a charitable foundation in San Francisco, California
Sources
1. Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)
Lead, kind
is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered and registered as a charitable foundation in San Francisco, California
Lead, founding year
The foundation was established in 2003 in St. Petersburg, Florida by Jimmy Wales
Lead, headquarters
headquartered and registered as a charitable foundation in San Francisco, California
View the SourcePéter Gervai (Wikipedia)
Affiliates: Péter Gervai, Affiliation, wikimedia-foundationQuote, Affiliates: Péter Gervai, Affiliation, wikimedia-foundation
President of the Hungarian chapter of Wikimedia Foundation
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.