Wikimedia Foundation

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/wikimedia-foundation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the organizational status?A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in California
2. What is the founding year?2003
3. Who started the Wikimedia Foundation and when?Jimmy Wales founded the Wikimedia Foundation in 2003 in St. Petersburg, Florida. It grew from his earlier company Bomis.
4. Where is the Wikimedia Foundation located?The headquarters of the Wikimedia Foundation is in San Francisco, California, in the United States.

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization: A U.S. federal tax-exempt designation for organizations operating for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
Open collaboration projects: Digital platforms that facilitate collective creation and editing of content by a distributed community of users.
MediaWiki: The open-source wiki software platform developed and maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation, powering Wikipedia and related projects.
Philanthropic organizations: Charitable foundations or individuals that donate money to support social causes or public good.