# ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.|  |
| Abbreviation | WMF |
| Founded | ᱡᱩᱱ 20, 2003 (2003-᱐᱖-20) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Founder | ᱡᱤᱢᱤ ᱳᱭᱮᱞᱥ |
| Type | 501(c)(3), charitable organization |
| Tax ID no.  | 20-0049703 |
| Focus | Free, open-content, wiki-based Internet projects |
| Location(s) | * San Francisco, California, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S. (registered agent)
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| Region served | Worldwide |
| Products | Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, MediaWiki |
| Membership | Board-only |
| Key people | María Sefidari (Chair of the board) Katherine Maher (Executive director) |
| Revenue | * US$ 109.9 million (2017)
* 81.9 million (2015)
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| Expenses | * US$ 69.1 million (2017)
* 66 million (2016)
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| Endowment | US $35 million (2019) |
| Employees | ~301 staff/contractors (᱘ ᱚᱜᱚᱥᱴ ᱒᱐᱑᱘ (2018-08-08)-ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ) |
| Website | wikimediafoundation.org |

**Lua error in ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ:Check\_for\_deprecated\_parameters at line 66: attempt to index local 'deprecated' (a nil value).ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ** ((wikimedia foundation,Inc) (WMF ᱥᱚᱡᱷᱮ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ)) ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱪᱟᱨᱤᱴᱮᱵᱟᱹᱞ ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱟᱴᱷᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱨᱞᱤᱯᱷᱳᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱥᱤᱥᱠᱳ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱟᱴᱷᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱰᱳᱢᱮᱱ ᱮ ᱠᱤᱨᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱨᱮ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ - ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱳᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱪᱟ.ᱞᱩ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱥᱟᱠᱟᱛᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱦᱩᱲ (wiki movement) ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟ ᱦᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱒᱐᱐᱓ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱢᱢᱤ ᱣᱮᱞᱥ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱟᱹᱱ ᱮ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ ᱾
᱒᱐᱐᱓ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱢᱢᱤ ᱣᱮᱞᱥ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱟᱹᱱ ᱮ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ ᱾
᱒᱐᱑᱕ ᱫᱷᱟ.ᱵᱤᱡ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱟᱹᱱ ᱒᱘᱐ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱡᱟ.ᱥᱛᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮ ᱵᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱦᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ US$᱖᱕,00,00,000 ᱥᱮᱢᱟᱠᱤᱭᱟ. ᱨᱟᱡ-ᱟᱭ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱒᱐᱑᱖ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱤᱨᱥᱴᱚᱯᱚᱨ ᱦᱮᱱᱮᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱳᱰ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱭᱨᱮᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱮᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱤᱥᱟ. ᱩᱫᱩᱜ-ᱤᱡ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱠᱤᱱᱟ ᱾

## ᱡᱚᱥ

ᱵᱤᱱ ᱠᱟ.ᱣᱰᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟ.ᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱞ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱜᱮ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱯᱷᱟ.ᱣᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ-ᱟ ᱡᱚᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱡ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱭ-ᱞᱚ (by-law) ᱨᱮ ᱚᱞ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ "ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱞᱟᱭᱥᱮᱱᱥ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱰᱳᱢᱮᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱥᱟᱛᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱛᱷᱱᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱩᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱚᱜ" ᱾

ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱢᱤᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱯᱷᱚᱸᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱳᱨᱜᱟᱱᱤᱥᱴᱟᱱᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱯᱷᱨᱟᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱪᱚᱨ ᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱫᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱚᱞᱮᱡᱽ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱥᱟᱸᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ Foundation ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱼᱦᱩᱫᱤᱥ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱪᱮᱯᱴᱟᱨ, ᱛᱷᱮᱢᱟᱴᱤᱠ ᱚᱨᱜᱟᱱᱤᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱱᱮᱴᱣᱟᱨᱠ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱨᱚᱵᱷᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱒᱐᱑᱗ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱷᱚᱸᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ "᱒᱐᱓᱐ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱯᱷᱨᱟᱭ ᱵᱟᱰᱚᱦᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤᱠᱟᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱪᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱤᱱᱯᱷᱨᱮᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱪᱚᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ"᱾

## ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ

᱒᱐᱐᱑ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ , ᱡᱤᱢᱢᱤ ᱣᱮᱞᱥ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱭᱟᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱱᱜᱮᱨ ᱢᱚᱱᱮᱯᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱨ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱞᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫᱤᱡ, ᱱᱤᱭᱩᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱥᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱫ ᱢᱤᱫᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱫᱤ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱮᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱾ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱵᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱵᱳᱬᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱢᱢᱤ ᱣᱟᱞᱮᱥᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ᱤᱠᱷᱟᱹ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱦᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱤᱫᱤᱮᱱᱟ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱩᱥᱠᱤᱞ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱥᱣᱟ ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱥᱟᱦᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱱᱼᱟᱱ ᱚᱱᱩᱥᱴᱷᱟᱱ (ᱪᱟᱨᱤᱴᱤ) ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫᱠᱤᱱ ᱨᱤᱠᱟᱹ ᱠᱮᱫᱼᱟ ᱾ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱵᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱵᱳᱬᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱢᱢᱤ ᱣᱟᱞᱮᱥᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱱᱟᱤᱠᱷᱟᱹ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱦᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱤᱫᱤᱮᱱᱟ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱩᱥᱠᱤᱞ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱥᱣᱟ ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱥᱟᱦᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱱᱼᱟᱱ ᱚᱱᱩᱥᱴᱷᱟᱱ (ᱪᱟᱨᱤᱴᱤ) ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫᱠᱤᱱ ᱨᱤᱠᱟᱹ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ᱾

## ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ