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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 [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]. Its existence was officially announced by Wikipedia system operator [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]], who was hitherto maintaining the Wikipedia server 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 Foundation's executive director, Sue Gardner, says of it:
:'''The Wikimedia Foundation is a weird organization, full of contradictions and ambiguity and messiness.'''
==Foundation goals==
==Foundation goals==
{{wikinewscat|Angela Beesley}}
{{wikinewscat|Angela Beesley}}
On [[July 1]], [[2006]], Angela Beesley resigned from the board effective upon election of her successor, expressing concern about "certain events and tendencies that have arisen within the organisation since the start of this year," but stating her intent to continue to participate in the Wikimedia projects, and in the formation of an Australian chapter.<ref>[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-July/008146.html Wikimedia Foundation mailing list message], July 2006</ref> After her resignation, a special election was held and the winner, Erik Möller, will finish Angela Beesley's term, ending with the ordinary 2007 election.<ref>[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-September/010307.html Wikimedia Foundation mailing list message]</ref>
On [[July 1]], [[2006]], Angela Beesley resigned from the board effective upon election of her successor, expressing concern about "certain events and tendencies that have arisen within the organisation since the start of this year," but stating her intent to continue to participate in the Wikimedia projects, and in the formation of an Australian chapter.<ref>[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-July/008146.html Wikimedia Foundation mailing list message], July 2006</ref> After her resignation, a special election was held and the winner, Erik Möller, will finish Angela Beesley's term, ending with the ordinary 2007 election.<ref>[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-September/010307.html Wikimedia Foundation mailing list message]</ref>
== Move to San Francisco ==
In late 2007, the Foundation up and moved to [[Directory:San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. The Foundation management has attempted to keep secret the exact location of the office.
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In mid-July [[2008]], a minor controversy erupted on Wikipedia when a loyal Wikipedian attempted to upload a photo of the Foundation's new office location. The photo was released under the terms of the GFDL that Wikipedia has so depended on for the '''freedom''' of information ("''information wants to be free''"), so therefore re-publishing it is not a crime. Even though posting it on Wikipedia would appear to be some kind of unsympathetic act. Blogger Luna Santin wrote [http://lunasantin.blogspot.com/2008/07/wikimedia-foundation-removes-image-of.html all about it].
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==Wikimedia coordination and projects==
==Wikimedia coordination and projects==
