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== How is the Wikimedia Foundation funded? ==
The Wikimedia Foundation is funded primarily through [https://donate.wikimedia.org/?uselang=en&utm_medium=donatewiki_page&utm_campaign=donate_link&utm_source=FAQ donations] from millions of individuals around the world. The average donation is about $15 USD, and we are grateful that so many people find value in Wikipedia and want to sustain its future. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts (please see our [https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/benefactors/ benefactors page] for more information). A small portion of revenue is also earned through the services operated by Wikimedia Enterprise ([[#What is Wikimedia Enterprise?|more information]]).
The Wikimedia Foundation has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in the United States. Donations made from other nations may also be tax deductible (see [[tax deductibility]] for more details). See [[Ways to Give]] for details on how to make a donation via credit or debit card, PayPal, Amazon and several other methods. If you have any questions, please contact us at [mailto:donate@wikimedia.org donate@wikimedia.org].<ref name="zd"/>
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The Wikimedia Endowment was created in 2016 to serve as a permanent safekeeping fund to generate income to support the operations and activities of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity. Donations to the Wikimedia Endowment are held in a separate fund and invested to grow over time. The Endowment fund is managed by Tides Foundation and overseen by an independent Advisory Board. Once the fund reaches its initial fundraising goal, Endowment income will be distributed to provide critical funding to Wikipedia and its sister projects, providing security, confidence and trust in Wikipedia’s offerings and mission for years to come. You can learn more about the Wikimedia Endowment at '''[https://wikimediaendowment.org/ wikimediaendowment.org]'''.
== What is Wikimedia Enterprise? ==
Wikimedia Enterprise is a wholly-owned LLC that provides services for third party content reuse, delivered via [[w:API|APIs]] (application programming interfaces). It provides high volume, high reliability access to Wikimedia content, designed for the needs of commercial organizations, such as search engines, voice assistants, and technology startups. Having services that are optimized for commercial users paid for by those users ensures that any money which is donated to the Wikimedia Foundation goes directly towards supporting services for our volunteer community and readers. You can learn more about Wikimedia Enterprise at [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/ enterprise.wikimedia.com].
== What are the plans for Wikimedia's future? Where are you going? ==
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