What does Wikimedia do?

The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2003 by Jimmy Wales. It supports and maintains Wikipedia and 14 related open collaboration projects, enabling volunteers worldwide to create and share educational content freely. The Foundation's mission is to empower people to develop and disseminate knowledge, guided by the vision of making information accessible to everyone. Wikimedia hosts various projects, including Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and Wikimedia Commons, all built on MediaWiki software. It provides essential technology infrastructure and tools for volunteer editors, resulting in over 60 million articles in more than 300 languages. The Foundation emphasizes knowledge equity through initiatives like Project Rewrite, which addresses gender gaps in content. It funds its operations primarily through public donations and collaborates with a global network of affiliates to expand content in underserved languages and regions.