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The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' is the parent organization of the [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary]], [[Wikiquote]], [[Wikibooks]] (including [[Wikijunior]]), [[Wikisource]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[Wikispecies]], [[Wikinews]], [[Wikiversity]], and [[Meta-Wiki]] collaborative projects. It is a [[Non-Profit Organization|not-for-profit corporation]] based in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]], and organized under the laws of the state of. Its existence was officially announced by Wikipedia co-founder [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]], who was hitherto running Wikipedia within his company [[Directory:Bomis|Bomis]], on [[June/20|June 20]], [[2003]]. Its approval by the U.S. [[Directory:Internal Revenue Service|Internal Revenue Service]], by letter in April 2005, as an educational foundation in the category "Adult, Continuing Education" means all contributions to the Wikimedia Foundation are [[Tax deduction|tax deductible]] for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' is the parent organization of the [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary]], [[Wikiquote]], [[Wikibooks]] (including [[Wikijunior]]), [[Wikisource]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[Wikispecies]], [[Wikinews]], [[Wikiversity]], and [[Meta-Wiki]] collaborative projects. It is a [[Non-Profit Organization|not-for-profit corporation]] based in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]], and organized under the laws of the state of. Its existence was officially announced by Wikipedia co-founder [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]], who was hitherto running Wikipedia within his company [[Directory:Bomis|Bomis]], on [[June/20|June 20]], [[2003]]. Its approval by the U.S. [[Directory:Internal Revenue Service|Internal Revenue Service]], by letter in April 2005, as an educational foundation in the category "Adult, Continuing Education" means all contributions to the Wikimedia Foundation are [[Tax deduction|tax deductible]] for U.S. federal income tax purposes.