FACTS MATTER

What we stand for

ikipedia was born of an impossible vision: that every single human W could share in the sum of all knowledge. Over the years, you have supported this extraordinary idea with your contributions: edits to the articles, code for the servers, and financial support for the mission. As we enter ’s 16th year, we believe that the Wikimedia vision is more important than ever. The world is a very different place now than when Wikipedia was started. The internet is less open and more commercial. Privacy is increasingly rare. Sources of information are more fragmented and not always reliable.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 1 2/15/17 5:25 PM The window of public discourse is narrowing globally. These changes challenge our vision and Wikipedia will fiercely defend against them. But the world is also changing for the good, and in ways that make it more possible for us to achieve our vision. Literacy is rising globally. Access to the internet, often via mobile devices, is less expensive than it has ever been. More people are connected than ever before. Advances in technology are making free knowledge ever more accessible. And Wikipedia’s community of global volunteers is growing—introducing new voices, generations, and perspectives. This is good news for our mission. This is good news for the world. Right now, many people are grappling with how we connect with common truth, and with each other, in a challenging world. Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects help. They offer context amidst complexity. They satisfy our curiosity and knit us together in knowledge and collaboration. They give us insight into where we come from, and where we might go. They answer existential, mundane, and ephemeral questions. They ground us in

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 2 2/15/17 5:25 PM the facts we need to take action and make decisions. The world has changed, and continues changing. Our vision is a world in which we are all learning, participating, and creating—a world that is better informed, more inclusive, and more open. Join us. Let’s build that world together.

Katherine Maher, Executive Director

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A letter from

ikipedia is now 16 years old. People entering university today have never W known a world without Wikipedia. It has existed from the time they first started learning to read. I think that in 100 years, when people look back on this era they’re going to point to Wikipedia as a powerful example of human generosity, inspiration, and collaboration. A large group of people came together out of a passion for knowledge and gave an incredible gift to the world. That is an amazing thing and I am proud to have been part of it.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 4 2/15/17 5:25 PM The fact that information spreads quickly means that truth can spread quickly—and lies can spread quickly. Wikipedia is there when you need factual information, not opinion or advocacy. You read articles researched by thousands of volunteers. You click the links to check the data sources. You go read the cited news articles. And you verify the actual facts. Facts still matter.

Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

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Our impact

n 2016, Wikipedia grew by 5 million articles. —the multimedia Irepository that holds the images used on Wikipedia—added 5 million media files. Across the world, mobile pageviews to our free knowledge websites increased by 170 million. Every month we receive visits from 1 billion devices—laptops, mobile phones, and other internet connected technology—making us one of the world’s most popular sites.

READERS AROUND THE WORLD • , which is our most actively edited and widely read Wikipedia, grew to 5.3 million articles • Swedish Wikipedia reached 3 million articles • German Wikipedia reached 2 million articles •  reached 1 million articles

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 6 2/15/17 5:25 PM OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY About 80,000 people actively contribute to Wikipedia each month. These generous volunteers are responsible for much of the new content across our Wikipedia projects. Millions of others have contributed to Wikipedia over the course of our lifetime. The number of Wikipedia’s articles, edits, and pageviews testify to the importance of the Wikimedia projects to free knowledge in the world. Every single day: • 15,000 articles are added to Wikipedia • 390,000 edits are made to Wikimedia sites • People view 520 million pages of free knowledge

SUPPORTING GLOBAL GROWTH We fund creativity in our communities through grants that support small, innovative projects around the world. These funds make it possible for experts, researchers, volunteers, and engineers to expand Wikipedia in a fundamental way. In the past year, our grants program funded a wide array of projects, including:

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 7 2/15/17 5:25 PM • Indian hackathons to help Marathi- language editors Wikimedia contributors in Mumbia, India, held a series of hackathons at the Indian Institute of Bombay, where software engineers developed tools to let editors in Marathi—an Indic language spoken by 73 million people—work in that language on Wikimedia projects. Seventy people participated in the hackathons, including 20 new editors, and shared the results on GitHub. • Bringing Wikipedia offline to rural In , we’re supporting the offline Wikipedia project , which provides Wikipedia to schools with limited electricity, phone landlines, or reliable internet. Before the distribution of Kiwix, one student would take a taxi or donkey cart from the school to the main road, get a group-taxi or bus to the internet café in the next largest town, pay for 30 or 60 minutes’ time, print out the relevant Wikipedia article, and start the journey home. Kiwix brings Wikipedia directly to students, letting them focus on learning.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 8 2/15/17 5:25 PM • Addressing articles From Belgium, a core group of Wikipedia volunteers—under the name Just For the Record—organized nearly 100 Wikipedians to fix gender bias on 157,916 Wikipedia pages. They corrected bias wherever they found it, including articles that referenced women’s first names rather than their surnames, or their relationships to male figures (like fathers, brothers, and husbands) rather than their own accomplishments; and re- balanced the coverage of general subjects, such as “heroes,” that skewed toward male figures.

IMPROVING OUR PLATFORM Across Wikimedia’s technology initiatives, 2016 marked a year of milestones. At the year’s beginning, Google lauded Wikipedia’s Android app naming it a best of the year. In May, NASA proudly explained how they use MediaWiki—the collaborative technology that powers Wikipedia—to share information about space suits across their organization. In July, the Content Translation tool powered its 100,000th new article as Spanish editors

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 9 2/15/17 5:25 PM adapted an English article about a Buddy Holly rock song. We helped readers in countries with high data costs save money, we improved how Wikipedia content is displayed in search results, and we improved searching for content on Wikimedia project pages. Near the year’s end, we also announced Victoria Coleman as the Foundation’s new Chief Technology Officer. Victoria brings more than 20 years of experience to the movement, and first started working on open source software as a student developing projects in Unix.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 10 2/15/17 5:25 PM CONSIDER THE FACTS

Wikipedia is updated almost 350 times a minute Wikipedia is updated constantly—from breaking news stories to ancient history. Every month, an estimated 80,000 people will make contributions to Wikipedia articles in more than 290 languages. They are all guided by a need to build with facts. Citations from reliable sources are required to back up claims. This separates rumor from reliable information. About an hour after the first terrorist attack in Paris on November 13th, Gareth E. Kegg—a veteran Wikipedia editor from London

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 11 2/15/17 5:25 PM who has started more than 1,700 articles— wrote a modest draft about the unfolding tragedy. An hour later, the article had ten referenced sources and hundreds of edits. Kegg said he was inspired “to see so many outstanding editors collaborate and develop the initial article and keep off rumors and unsourced material.” Within 10 days, there were articles in 80 languages about the November Paris attacks. The English language article cited 250 sources collected in more than 4,500 edits. Over that same time, the page received millions of visits. The budding information was almost immediately invaluable. 2016 was called the year of “fake news”, but Wikipedia documented the trend of spurious information with its staid fact-driven editorial approach. One month after it was created, the English Wikipedia article, “Fake news website” contained 195 citations from Reuters, , the BBC, CNN, the International Business Times, and many other respected sources. The facts always matter.

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Half of refugees are school age

Half of refugees are school age. That means 10 million children are away from their homes, their communities, and their traditional education. Each refugee child’s experience is unique, but every single one loses time from their important learning years. Many of them face the added pressure of being surrounded by new languages and cultures. And these aren’t the only children lacking high-quality educational resources around the world. Wikimedia’s vision is that every person should have access to all knowledge. Wikipedia,

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 13 2/15/17 5:25 PM , and the rest of the Wikimedia projects are built to provide access to information for as many people as possible, whenever they need it. The includes many people dedicated to expanding education and sharing knowledge. This year, more than 170 programs across 53 countries used Wikipedia in the classroom through the Foundation’s Wikipedia Education Project. One of them was Roxana Sordo, who ran the Wikipedia Education Project at the Instituto de Profesores Artigas in Montevideo, which received the Sembrando Experiencias award from the National Administration of Public Education of Uruguay. Many of us would not know how to ask for water if we found ourselves displaced in a foreign land. Wikimedia volunteers in Germany have partnered with the Open Knowledge Foundation to create a free and open communication resource called the Refugee Phrase Book. That book includes hundreds of useful phrases in dozens of languages translated by volunteers, these materials are released into the and posted on Wikibooks so that anyone can use them at any time.

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2016 was the hottest year on record

The reality of global warming should not be controversial. In fact, 16 of the 17 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. For over a hundred years, scientists have known that humans can cause global temperature change. Accelerated climate change is altering conditions all over the world. Glaciers and Arctic ice are melting, sea level is rising at an increasing rate, and ecosystems are changing. Ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean has been steadily decreasing over the last few decades, creating a cycle that raises area temperatures

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 15 2/15/17 5:25 PM even more. Ice and snow reflect 60 to 80 percent of solar energy. When the snow and ice melt away, the darker ocean water absorbs more heat from the sun. This process has been speeding up the warming of the Arctic at twice the global average. These changes influence weather patterns and affect the habitat of surrounding plants and animals. Wikimedian Andreas Weith has seen and documented the impact of these changes up close. In 2015, he photographed starving polar bears in the Arctic. As the ice declines, so does their ability to find food. “It’s heartbreaking,” he says. While the polar bear population is currently relatively stable, they are considered vulnerable—with lower average body weight and higher mortality rates for cubs—and are being forced into new territory with risks to their survival. Andreas Weith contributes to Wikimedia Commons. He has shared over 100 images of the Arctic for free use.

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There are more than 1,650 languages spoken in India

Of the ten most-spoken languages in the world, three are Indic. India also has the second-highest number of English speakers worldwide—an estimated two times as many as the United Kingdom. In 2001, the national census of India documented 122 major languages spoken across the nation with a further 1,599 other language groups. Out of respect for this diversity, the Constitution of India lists no national language, and many Indians feel that the act of translating among their languages is

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 17 2/15/17 5:25 PM part of the nation’s cultural heritage. Languages are not just words on pages. Languages hold and form meaning. Wikipedia exists in nearly 300 languages today, with the possibility of infinitely more in the future. Wikimedians in India currently work across 23 languages. From Hindi to Odia, Punjabi to Bengali, Nepalese to Tamil, these Indic- language speakers organize to create and curate free knowledge resources that may not exist anywhere else on the internet—or in the physical world. This year in Chandigarh, India, hundreds of Wikimedians gathered to exchange ideas across these different languages. In addition to the Indian attendees, the organizers invited participants from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The countries, languages, and experiences were different. But the goals were the same: grow knowledge, share resources, deepen understanding. The festivities were also marked by the birth of a new Indic language Wikipedia. Tulu—a language spoken by more than 5 million people—has joined the free knowledge movement.

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Only 17% of Wikipedia’s biographies are about women

More precisely, only 16.78% of English Wikipedia’s biographies are about women. We think that number should be much, much higher. This is clear evidence that women are underrepresented in Wikipedia and that a part of human history is missing from our projects. Now that we have tools like Human Gender Indicators to recognize the gaps in our information, volunteer editors are busy filling them.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 19 2/15/17 5:25 PM A few of the biographies added this year include: • Fatima Massaquoi, who left Hamburg in 1937 to avoid restrictions placed on women during the Nazi regime, only to land in the southern United States where racial segregation and Jim Crow laws were in effect. She later became a pioneering educator in her home country of Liberia. • Jean Bartik, an original programmer for the ENIAC —which didn’t come with a manual because the hardware was classified. Her group at the University of Pennsylvania reviewed diagrams of the device, interviewed the engineers who had built it, and used this information to teach themselves how to use it. • Inès de Bourgoing, a French noblewoman who left the court to become a nurse. She established Morocco’s first neonatal care centers, supervised trauma hospitals during both World Wars, and led what would become the French Red Cross. She was the first woman honored with the rank of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 20 2/15/17 5:25 PM Thousands of articles have been added to Wikipedia with the help of community members Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight. They’ve co-founded collaborative projects like and WikiProject Women Scientists. They design events, editathons, and other efforts with partners like the BBC, UN Women, and the U.S. National Archives that bring volunteers together to improve the diversity of the Wikimedia projects. Since WikiProject Women Scientists was founded, the quality of Wikipedia articles on women scientists has gone up dramatically and is now much higher than the average article. In July, both Emily and Rosie were honored by Jimmy Wales as Wikipedians of the Year for their anti-harassment work on Wikipedia and their collective effort to expand coverage of women on the site.

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More than 1 trillion photos were taken in 2016

Since 2010, the amount of photographs captured around the world has tripled. An estimated 75% of photos taken today are snapped on and are often easily shared online. With so many of us able to photograph history, we’re changing what the world sees and what lens they see it through. We see images in real time—not just from the official photographer of record, but also from the subjects they’re recording. Today, Wikimedians aim to document the planet’s transient monuments, nature, and

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 22 2/15/17 5:25 PM human culture for future use, and to give those photos away under free licenses, available for anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. In 2016 alone, the number of Wikimedia Commons files increased by about 6 million to 36 million. That’s more than 16,000 new files added every day. Each and every one is free to reuse.

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Most Wikipedia articles are in languages other than English

Wikipedia’s first edit was in January 2001. In its early days, Wikipedia only existed in English— but that didn’t last for long. By March, there was Japanese, Catalan, and German. By May, eleven more, including Hebrew, Arabic, and Hungarian. At the end of 2001, Wikipedia had 20,000 articles and 18 language versions. Today, most Wikipedia articles are in languages other than English—87% to be exact. From Abkhaz to Zulu, along with 281 more. We strongly believe that language should not be a barrier to good information, and that

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 24 2/15/17 5:25 PM knowledge should be available to all people in the language of their choice. One effective way people contribute important information to Wikipedia is by translating content between languages. Using tools developed by the Wikimedia Language team, volunteers can quickly build articles by using existing pages in other languages as their guide. By July 2016, volunteer translators worked their way through 100,000 articles. The Medical Translation Project is one effort that is successfully using the translation tool to expand its coverage of essential health content in many languages. Its volunteers have observed 17% improved productivity in the efforts taken to coordinate and complete translations, helping improve the distribution of critical medical information around the world.

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One in six people visited another country in 2016

Every year, the world is more connected, physically and virtually. More than 1.2 billion people increased their knowledge and understanding of new cultures by visiting another country—navigating boundaries that are both real and imaginary. Humans are explorers. We are naturally curious. At our best, we want to learn everything we don’t already know. So we —whether by land, or sea, or space, through our imagination, or through the pages of Wikipedia. How many of your visits

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 26 2/15/17 5:25 PM to Wikipedia have ended far from where they started? “Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” —Ibn Battuta These voyages were made possible by someone like you. People all over the world contribute to Wikipedia by documenting culture, history, and discovery and by helping us learn about each other. Wikimedians believe in truth and education, collaboration and freedom. You may be one of us and not even realize it yet. This is who we are. And that matters.

Visit https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/07/01/wikimania-sights-sounds/

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‘OK’ is the most widely understood word, globally

According to Wikipedia, OK “denotes approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment.” It can also be used “as a versatile discourse marker... to seek confirmation” as in, ‘are you OK?’ 73% of internet users have witnessed harassment online. 40% have experienced it personally. On Wikipedia, harassment has affected more than a third of volunteers, and more than 50% of Wikipedians who reported being harassed say they decreased their activity on the site. That means less

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 28 2/15/17 5:25 PM information in fewer languages from fewer perspectives. This is not acceptable. Collaborating on free knowledge projects from across cultures requires a baseline of care and respect. We need to make sure everyone can feel OK when they participate. At the , the well-being of volunteers is monitored and supported by the Support and Safety team. This team vetted and responded to more than 240 emergency requests last year. They are not only committed to reducing harassment on the site, but also to protecting the critical spirit of global collaboration. This group checks in on active editors and contributors, routinely asking and assessing if they are OK. In December 2016, Wikimedia’s Board of Trustees formally committed the organization to doing even more for community health— “eliminating harassment, promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces.” This is a commitment to people and respect. It’s about making things OK.

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239 million people used the internet for the first time in 2016

It is estimated that 61% of the world does not have access to the internet. But that’s changing quickly. Over the past decade, a quarter of the world’s population has connected to the internet, many through mobile devices. In India alone, more than 100 million people have gained internet access every year since 2014. In 2016, the Wikimedia Foundation created a task force to understand the needs of new internet users. The New Readers team researched internet use in eight countries and traveled to Mexico, India, and Nigeria

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 30 2/15/17 5:25 PM to interview nearly 200 people about their information-seeking habits. The findings portray internet use as dominated by mobile devices, limited connectivity, task-oriented browsing, and trust in the search bar over specific web properties. Now the New Readers team is working with colleagues across the Foundation on new solutions to help readers in places with low to limited internet connectivity. The Reading team is building mobile features that will save Wikipedia content for offline use, while the Global Reach team is increasing support for programs that eliminate data costs for mobile traffic to Wikipedia around the world. Other teams are working on advocacy and local outreach to raise awareness about Wikipedia. As more of the world gains internet access, we intend to ensure that Wikipedia works for them.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 31 2/15/17 5:25 PM THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

You make our mission possible

We are grateful to be supported by people around the world in so many ways. Writers, editors, photographers, teachers, programmers, designers, and donors all contribute towards the fulfillment of our mission. We give special thanks to those who donated 1,000 USD and more between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 32 2/15/17 5:25 PM MAJOR BENEFACTORS ($50,000+)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin Trust Antoine Bello Boris and Inara Teterev Foundation Brin Wojcicki Foundation Cards Against Humanity Charina Endowment Fund craigslist Charitable Fund Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund Erasmus Foundation Google Matching Gifts Humble Bundle John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Matching Gifts Program PayPal Giving Fund Community Princess of Asturias Foundation The Rothschild Foundation Richard Seidel and Caren Kaplan Anonymous (5)

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 33 2/15/17 5:25 PM PATRONS ($15,000–$49,999)

Apple Matching Gifts Program Spencer Glendon and Lisa Tung Goldman, Sachs, & Co. Matching Gifts Program Keel Foundation Jack Little MathWorks Network For Good Shaked Family, Tel Aviv The Shor Family Foundation Tradebot Ventures, Inc. Tripling Elephants Two Sigma Investments LLC Anonymous (10)

LEADING DONORS ($5,000–$14,999)

The Bitcoin Community The Aber D Unger Foundation The Blackburn Family Fund Brad Abernethy The Boeing Company Gift Match Adobe Tor Braham Argosy Foundation Brickell Analytics LLC Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Annette Campbell-White David and Margaret Bettner James Chambers Bill & Melinda Gates Chevron Matching Employee Foundation Matching Gifts Funds Program Crossref

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 34 2/15/17 5:25 PM Carl de Marcken The New York Community The Donnelley Foundation Trust Donors to the National Oracle Corporation Combined Federal Campaign Matching Gifts Program The Durst Organization LP Shyam Patel Eagleridge Foundation of PediaPress GmbH Community Foundation, Perforce Foundation Sonoma County Drew Perkins Peter Francati In memory of Pedro GE Foundation Petersen Becky & Brian Geisel Pinion Street Foundation Holly Gray of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Mark Heising and Elizabeth Fund Simons Fund RetailMeNot Hanna Hopp Philip Rogers John Horne Ruth and Peter Metz Family David Humm Foundation William F Hummel Barbara Ryan PJ & Kendra Hyett Salesforce.org Jay Jones In memory of Jerry Salo Steve Kass Isai Scheinberg KeepCalling Scooter Software Igor Kopylov Selz Foundation Saori & Takashi Kousaka Space Exploration The Lehoczky Escobar Technologies Corp Family Susan Isabel Foundation Darrin Massena Tungare Manohar Family Lloyd McAulay Foundation Bill and Marilyn McCune Jaime and Elliot Turner Fred Miller William Van der Kloot The Montgomery Family Samantha Xu Foundation Anonymous (90) Sheila Mossman

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 35 2/15/17 5:25 PM SUSTAINING DONORS ($1,000–$4,999)

Abe Farag Family Foundation Stefan Bengtsson Agilent Employee Giving Peter Bing Campaign Graeme Birchall American Express Company BlackRock Matching Gifts Employee Giving Program Program Ameriprise Financial Bloomberg LP Amgen Foundation Brent Blumenstein Mashrur Anam - Life Harmonized BMS Matching Gift Program Ansel, Alison and Alden Ashby Barry William Boehm AON Foundation Boeing Co Employee Individual Maite Arango Giving Program Etienne Ardant David C. Bohnett Ben Arthur Artem Bolgar AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Honoring Beverly & George Bond Jesse Ausubel Bill and Joann Boyd Sam and Sylvia Autrey BP Foundation, Inc. Autodesk Foundation Employee Bright Horizon Fund Engagement Fund Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BD Group Employee Giving Program François Badelon Daniel Brönnimann Prabhu & Rina Balasubramanian Phil and Valerie Brown Juliana & James Bancroft James Buckingham R & A Bandela Barry Buzan Cori Bargmann David Bydeley Kevin Barone Brian Cairns Douglas Bates and Mini Pathria Craig Campbell Kathy Bates Rob Capps Battelle Timothy Carey Peter Baumann Raul Carmenate

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 36 2/15/17 5:25 PM Jason Carroll Meg Coyle Sally Cartwright Oisin Crawley CA Technologies Matching Gift Critical Mass Program In memory of Oliver Cromwell William Cassidy David Dacus Ian Chan Database Consulting Group Charitable Flex Fund Lazlo Deak Charles Maxfield Parrish and Carole Deitrich Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Dell Employees Giving Program Jim Chervenak Deutsche Bank Americas Howell Chickering Foundation U.S. Matching Gifts James Cho and Sophia Kim Program Michael Choy & Shannon Moffett Joshua S. Dillon In loving memory of N. Gandhi Alex Dingle Chowdary, Penumuli Sibbald Doan Michelle Chuang Anne Doer Coca-Cola Company Dolby Match Program Anne Marie Cole William Dougherty Nancy B. Coleman & Paul M. Frank H. Douglas Resch Dr. Jack Wildrich Foundation In Memory of Giuseppe Colnaghi Matías Duarte Luke Comer Philippe Dunsky, Dunsky Energy Ryan Conlon Consulting Guy Connolly Edgar Durbin Conoco Phillips Gift Matching The Durst Family Ryan Coonan eBay Foundation In memory of Deborah Cowan Kenneth Eddings Christopher Cowart Electronic Arts Matching Gifts Stone Coxhead Program

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 37 2/15/17 5:25 PM Evgenia Emets In memory of Mikhail Galperin En souvenir de Réal Labelle Kevin Gamble Ryan Ericson Gartner (The Matching Gift Ericsson Employee Engagement Center) Fund Marjorie Gasser Alan Eustace Ken Geib Timo Ewalds Genentech Employee Giving Exelon Employee Giving Program Campaign George & Alice Rich Charitable Expedia Inc. Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Matching Betty Harrell Gerlack Gifts Program John Giannandrea Megan and Matthew Feinberg Tyson & Elizabeth Gill Yoseph Feit GlaxoSmithKline Arlen Feldman & Adriana Wood Sam and Emily Glick Feral Interactive Jeff & Kelly Glisch Dave Ferguson and Nidhi Kalra Globalgiving Foundation Inc Anne and Russ Fernald Lisa & Evan Goldberg John Fisher J. Alex Graeffe Renee B. Fisher Foundation Brad Grantham and Kris Ingram Gerald and Nancy Fishman Grainger Matching Gifts Program In memory of Joseph A Fleck Jr Green Bicycle Fund Norman and Jill Fogelsong Lawrence Greenfield Ford Foundation Matching Gift Dan Grossman Program Mary Beth Guard David Ford Frans Guepin Robert Ford In memory of Chandrashekhar William Ford Gupta, Udaipur, from Prakhar Bill & Peri Frantz Prerak Akta Pravin David Fry Linne Ha Paul Funk Alexandre Haag

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 38 2/15/17 5:25 PM Joanna Haas Micah Jaffe Pauliana and Eric Hall Dirk Jagdmann The Hamilton Foundation Kent Janer Robert Hanek Donald Jaycox Janet and Richard Hart Amy & Josh Jernigan Wayne Hathaway Mark Johnson Marshall Hawks Boyan Jovanovic Philipp Haydn JP Morgan Chase Foundation Healers Who Share Juniper Networks Company healthinsurance.org Matching Gifts Program Joachim Heck In honor of APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India Vanessa Heckman and Brett Babin Hans Kaper Jane Ilene Katims Paul Henry Hewlett Packard Company Pritam Kaur Foundation Aruna and Sudhakar Kaveeshwar Nick Hodulik & Jonathan Taylor Austin and Ashley Kelmore David Hoff The Keough Family Foundation Kenneth Holden Jack Kessler Jay Hormel In memory of Charles Kettering HP Inc Michael W. Kidd HSBC Bennett Killmer & Julie Hirschfeld Celia and Daniel Huber Sam King Hulston Family Foundation Donald King Jr PJ & Kendra Hyett The Kipping Family Carla and Philippe Ifrah Ficus and Beth Kirkpatrick Illinois Tool Works Foundation Robyn Kirkwood Intetics Co. Igor Kliakhandler Intuit Foundation Jeffrey Knauth Douglas Jaffe Don and Jill Knuth

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 39 2/15/17 5:25 PM Keen Yung Kong MacArthur Foundation Matching Hal Krisbergh Gift Program Jeffrey Lamkin Elizabeth McGlynn Laurence Lapeyre McKesson Foundation Lawrence Livermore Labs McKinsey & Company, Inc. Diane & John Laxmi June Medina Leo Model Foundation Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program Leon Levy Foundation Data Science team at Meltwater Hedi Lieberman Group Gregg and Libby Lindahl Steve and Carol Memishian Michelle Linden & Cameron Merck Foundation Cavalier Sally Merfeld Christopher J. Lingle Marc Mezzacca LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program Helen and Stephen Mildenhall Local Independent Charities of America Steven Miller & Pat Meyer John Longres & Jeff Graham Ryan Mills Joseph Love & Laurie Reynolds Craig Minassian Marilyn Lucht Mildred & Radhe Mohan James & Katherine Luedke Moneta Asset Management Jennifer Luft Morgan Stanley c/o Cybergrants, Inc. Inspired by Robert Lukasiak Miles Morland Lyman and Kathryn Lyons Brynn Mow MABTOOLS The Mudd Foundation Matthew Mackall Amy D. Mullen Anup Mantri David Mumford Sara and Josh Margulis Anton Murashov Lars Markhus Jasmine Nabi John Marx AIA Greg Nasmyth Jason May Nathaniel P. and Lacy Edmundson

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 40 2/15/17 5:25 PM Turner Fund of The Dallas Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Foundation Program Nead Werx, Inc. PG&E Corporation Foundation Seth Neiman In memory of Andrew G. Phillips Gregory Nelson In memory of Donald R. Pieper Jerrold Newman/Willowridge Gustavo Pierini Noble Energy, Inc Rahn Pitzer Nord Family Foundation Joseph Pristritto Nordstrom Charitable Giving William Pollock Benjamin Novak Dan and Gail Powell Nvidia Employee Giving Program Stephen Powelson Diya Obeid Rob and Anna Prestezog Purnendu Ojha Thomas G. Pretlow II Lennox Olney Williams Prinzmetal Omidyar Network Fund, Inc Progressive Insurance Foundation In honor of the Oviatt Library at Cal State University, Northridge Prudential Financial, Inc. Pale Blue Dot Lawrence P. & Teresa L. Pulliam Jhilmil Pandit & Punchhi Pandit Qualcomm Matching Gift Program Paradox Interactive Robert Quillin Philipp Patch Christine Raimondi In memory of my beloved mother, Pravina Patel Venkat Ramdass In Memory of Terrance D. Paul Tom and Xiaoling Rawson PayPal Gives Employee Ellen Ray and Ty Mulroy Engagement Fund Raymond Family Foundation P&C Collins Fund Regeneron Matching Gift Bryce and Shonni Peterson Program Ahmet Peynircioğlu Richard and Lisa Reichman The Pew Charitable Trusts Ax T. Remus

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 41 2/15/17 5:25 PM Paul Resnick and Caroline Shell Oil Company Foundation Richardson Michael Shimoide Rear Admiral Gametools Jiseon Shin Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Edward and Elaine Shoben Tom Rocklin, in memory of Kim Simply Science, LLC Ephgrave Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Ileana Roman & Sam Roman skiprobert Donald Rosenfeld Dick Smith, Sydney, Australia Jesse I Rosenthal Walt Smith Wayne Rosing Sara Smollett Dennis Rossman Anne Soder Richard Royce The Solera Family Runtime Design Automation Jordan Sorensen Russell Investments Soros Fund Charitable M. Duane Rutledge Foundation Matching Gifts Richard Saada Program Yacine Saidji Sprague Foundation Thomas Salander James Stanard Salesforce Foundation G. & M. Swaminathan SanDisk Corporation The Swift River Fund Dr. Steven G. Sanders Tableau Foundation Employee David Sassen Engagement Fund Scott Satterwhite Yew-Koon Tan Steve Schlossstein Yael Taqqu & Jeremy Levine E. Schmale Peter Taubkin Richard Schmidt TD Ameritrade Clearing Roy Schneiderman Tesla Government, Inc. Robert Schroeder Thanksgiving Fund Mick Seaman Rabbi Rob and Lauren Thomas In memory of Judy Sena Thomson Reuters My Community Program

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 42 2/15/17 5:25 PM Tikvah Philanthropic Fund Naida S. Wharton T-Mobile USA, Inc. Janet White and Michael Clark Stephen Todd Robert Whitehair Kit Transue William Wilby TripAdvisor Gift Matching Dr Robert E. Williamson Program James and Denise Wilson Timothy Tully William Wilstro Bobby and Natalie Tulsiani In memory of Frank and Helen Rui Ueyama Wolf Peter Ungar The Wolff Family United HealthCare Daniel Wong - Stand back, I’m Jason Ursaner going to try SCIENCE! In Memory of Mary and Workday, Inc. Theodore Urzy Oliver Wright James Uttley Xcel Energy Foundation Erik Vaaler Matching Program In Memory of Caryl Van Houten Yahoo Employee Funds Matching Gifts Program Jason VanWees Stanley Yamane David Vaughn Lisha Yang Barbara Vdovc Xuejun Yang Verizon Foundation Alice Young Visa Matching Gifts Program Jonathan Young Walt Disney Company Foundation YourCause, LLC Jim and Judy Warner Zephyr Charitable Foundation Inc. Rich Warner Jianhong Zhou and Ben Escoto Wells Fargo Community Support Anonymous (471) Thomas Wentzler Kaz Westen The Wexler Family, Maryland

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 43 2/15/17 5:25 PM FINANCIAL POSITION Fiscal year 2015–2016

Transparency is a core principle of the Wikimedia Foundation and we are proud to be recognized as one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. Our annual plan and operating budget are developed through open processes, subject to community feedback and Board approval, and always available to the public for full review. We have broken down our efforts into three key areas: how donor contributions support the Wikimedia websites, the Wikimedia community, and the free knowledge ecosystem. These are supported by our administrative, governance, and fundraising efforts.

Direct support to websites Keeping the Wikimedia websites online is

42% about more than just servers and electricity. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 44 2/15/17 5:25 PM Direct support to communities The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to the

26% communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and tools to build capacity of contributors and support the legal defense of editors.

Support of free knowledge Wikimedia is a part of a larger free knowl- edge movement. An estimated 4% of our 4% operating expenditure supports policy, advocacy, education, and partnerships to strengthen and share our mission.

Fundraising Donors support the Wikimedia mission. The fundraising team engages these remarkable 12% individuals to ensure the Wikimedia Foundation and communities have the resources they need.

Administration & governance Our core values include transparency

16% and accountability. We manage funds and resources responsibly and recruit and support skilled, passionate people to advance our mission.

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 45 2/15/17 5:25 PM Balance Sheet From July 1st, 2015 – June 30th, 2016

ASSETS Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 46,735,297 Current-portion of contributions receivable 500,000 Short-term investments 31,851,807 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,982,960 Total current assets 81,070,064 Property, plant, and equipment, net 5,012,496 Long-term investments 11,066,552 Non-current portion of contributions receivable 493,623 Total Assets $97,642,735

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Liabilities Accounts payable 1,246,302 Accrued expenses 4,024,542 Other liabilities 589,096 Total current liabilities 5,859,940 Total liabilities $5,859,940

Net Assets Unrestricted 87,680,104 Temporarily Restricted 4,102,691 Total net assets 91,782,795 Total liabilities and net assets $97,642,735

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 46 2/15/17 5:25 PM Statement of Activities From July 1st, 2015 – June 30th, 2016

UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS Support and Revenue Donations and contributions 77,748,287 In-kind service revenue 1,065,523 Foreign currency losses (110,751) Other income, net 70,356 Investment income, net 813,377 Release of restrictions on temporarily restricted assets 2,275,932 Total support and revenue $81,862,724

Expenses Salaries and wages 31,713,961 Awards and grants 11,354,612 Internet hosting 2,069,572 In-kind service expenses 1,065,523 Donations processing expenses 3,604,682 Professional service expenses 6,033,172 Other operating expenses 4,777,203 Travel and conferences 2,296,592 Depreciation and amortization 2,720,835 Special event expense, net 311,313 Total Expenses 65,947,465 Increase in unrestricted net assets $15,915,259

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WMF_ANNUAL_REPORT_updated_v11.indd 47 2/15/17 5:25 PM Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Contributions 323,170 Release of restrictions on temporarily restricted net assets (2,275,932) Increase in temporarily restricted net assets (1,952,762) Increase in net assets 13,962,497 Net assets at beginning of year 77,820,298 Net assets at end of year $91,782,795

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