To empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc backs the infrastructure and community work that keeps free knowledge expanding, with grants that range from recurring support for movement organizations to targeted awards for language revitalization, journalism, and cultural heritage. Its recent giving includes substantial support for the Wiki Education Foundation, Art+Feminism, Black Lunch Table, and Whose Knowledge, showing a mix of institutional capacity building and project-based grants tied to Wikimedia’s mission. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches specialized volunteer groups and affiliate organizations. Recent awards supported Wikimedia New York City, Wikimedia DC, Wikitongues, and the Wiki Project Med Foundation, alongside fellowship and partnership-oriented funding such as a legal and research fellowship program at Yale University. Across these grants, the common thread is support for people and organizations producing, improving, and organizing knowledge on Wikimedia projects. A separate part of the portfolio is tied to community-led programming and rapid-response support, with grants for editathons, outreach, events, conferences, and other activities that grow Wikimedia participation. That pattern places the foundation among funders that combine movement support, content quality work, and specialized knowledge communities rather than relying on a single program model.
Language work is a visible theme. The foundation gave $160,665 to Wikitongues Inc for evaluation and planning tied to scaling the Language Revitalization Accelerator, enhancing Indic oral culture on Wikimedia projects, and building the Language Diversity Hub. Cultural heritage and underrepresented histories are another clear focus. Black Lunch Table received $304,850 for a multi-year grant supporting its annual plan for calendar year 2024, and earlier awards to the same group point to continued investment in history archiving work. The foundation also funds journalism and knowledge equity. It supports the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards with the International Center for Journalists, including an Africa-focused track that invites African journalists to self-nominate stories expanding knowledge about Africa on Wikipedia. Specialist knowledge improvement appears in medicine as well: Wiki Project Med Foundation received $145,000 to scale its team, tech, reach, and impact.
$4.4M
$310.8M
$205.4M
$189.7M
Most grants fall between $52K and $290K, with a median of $123K.
25th Percentile
$52K
Median
$123K
75th Percentile
$290K
About 22% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Grant sizes cluster in the six-figure range, with a p25 of $51,817, a median of $122,950, and a p75 of $290,000. The recent list shows both large, multi-year awards and smaller rapid-response style grants, suggesting a portfolio that mixes stable operating support with shorter-term project funding. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Wiki Education Foundation, Art+Feminism, Black Lunch Table, Whose Knowledge, Wikimedia New York City, Wikimedia DC, Fractured Atlas, and Wikijournal. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, funds individuals: false, and makes program-related investments: false. Its active grant programs are open to unsolicited applications, including Community Resources Grants and Rapid Grants.
Giving is national, with all recent grants landing in the United States. The top state by grant count is DC, while 22% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent recipient cities include Washington, DC; San Francisco; New York; Brooklyn; Chicago; San Diego; New Haven; and Danbury. The pattern shows a broad U.S. distribution rather than a single-city concentration, even though several large awards go to organizations in San Francisco and New York.
It funds open knowledge, education, technology infrastructure, community capacity building, cultural heritage, research, and partnerships. Recent grants also show support for language revitalization, journalism, arts-and-gender initiatives, knowledge quality work in medicine, and chapter or user-group development.
Yes. The active Community Resources Grants, Wikimedia Foundation Community Grants, Community Resources / Wikimedia Grants, and Rapid Grants programs all accept unsolicited applications. The Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards also accepts unsolicited applications through its Africa track.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $122,950, with the 25th percentile at $51,817 and the 75th percentile at $290,000. The recent list includes both larger multi-year awards and smaller grants in the low six figures.
Recent recipients include Wikimedia community members and local chapters, nonprofit affiliates, specialist volunteer groups, regional user groups, journalists and media professionals, and organizations focused on cultural heritage, language, education, and knowledge quality.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear in several years, including the Wiki Education Foundation, Art+Feminism, Black Lunch Table, Whose Knowledge, Wikimedia New York City, Wikimedia DC, Fractured Atlas, and Wikijournal. The recent list also includes explicit multi-year grants for annual plans and program periods.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,490,207 | 2026 | BOARD-APPROVED REMIT OF PLANNED GIFTS TO THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT |
| WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024-2026 PERIOD |
| ARTFEMINISM INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $404,689 | 2026 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE ART+FEMINISM ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2023-2025 PERIOD |
| WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $305,340 | 2026 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2025-2028 PERIOD; GRANT FOR WIKICONFERENCE NORTH AMERICA 2025 |
| BLACK LUNCH TABLE | CHICAGO, IL | $289,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LUNCH TABLE (A HISTORY ARCHIVING PROJECT) ANNUAL PLAN 2025 |
| WHOSE KNOWLEDGE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $216,300 | 2026 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WHOSE KNOWLEDGE? ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 - 2026 PERIOD |
| WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $180,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI PROJECT MED: ACHIEVING GLOBAL IMPACT |
| WIKITONGUES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $170,913 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA LANGUAGE DIVERSITY HUB PROJECT; ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2025 |
| WRITING DOWNTOWN INC DBA WIKIPORTRAITS | LAS VEGAS, NV | $163,100 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIPORTRAITS: 2025-26 ACTIVITIES |
| INTERNEWS NETWORK | ARCATA, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF EARTH JOURNALISM NETWORK |
| FRACTURED ATLAS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF AFROCROWD JULY 2025 - JUNE 2026 |
| SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY | BROOKLYN, NY | $128,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF OUTREACHY INTERNS |
| WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $83,890 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA DC ANNUAL PLAN 2025 |
| HACK HACKERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $55,250 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKICREDCON 2025: RELIABLE SOURCES |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $55,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $52,500 | 2026 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-SCALE COMMUNICATION |
| WIKIJOURNAL | DANBURY, CT | $14,867 | 2026 | GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT JULY-DEC 2024; GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIJOURNAL JULY 2025-JUNE 2026 |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | CHICAGO, IL | $14,300 | 2026 | GRANT FOR ESTABLISHING A CRITICAL DIGITAL COMMONS RESEARCH NETWORK |
| WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $866,498 | 2025 | BOARD-APPROVED REMIT OF PLANNED GIFTS TO THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT |
| WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $445,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 20242026 PERIOD |
| ARTFEMINISM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $404,689 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE ART+FEMINISM ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2023-2025 PERIOD |
| BLACK LUNCH TABLE | CHICAGO, IL | $304,850 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LUNCH TABLE (A HISTORY ARCHIVING PROJECT) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $260,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR A LEGAL AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| WHOSE KNOWLEDGE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WHOSE KNOWLEDGE? ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 - 2026 PERIOD |
| WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $177,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 -2025 PERIOD |
| WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $173,420 | 2025 | GRANTS RELATED TO WIKICONFERENCE NORTH AMERICA 2024 AND SUSTAINING AND GROWING CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN JULY 2023-DECEMBER 2024 |
| WIKITONGUES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $160,665 | 2025 | GRANTS RELATED TO EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR SCALING THE LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION ACCELERATOR, ENHANCING INDIC ORAL CULTURE ON WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS, AND BUILDING THE LANGUAGE DIVERSITY HUB |
| FRACTURED ATLAS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR AFROCROWD USER GROUP FOR THE JULY 2024 - JUNE 2025 PERIOD |
| WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $145,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR SCALING THE TEAM, TECH, REACH, AND IMPACT OF WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION (WIKIMEDIA MEDICINE) |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR EXPANDING THE MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES OFFERED TO JOURNALISTS |
| IDEAS BEYOND BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $90,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH LANGUAGE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS |
| SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY | BROOKLYN, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP OF INTERNS WORKING WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY |
| WIKIJOURNAL | DANBURY, CT | $32,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIJOURNAL ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2024 |
| MARGIKA INC | OCALA, FL | $19,814 | 2025 | GRANT FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF KANNADA LANGUAGE WIKIPEDIA |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,487,648 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $581,753 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| ARTFEMINISM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $381,685 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| BLACK LUNCH TABLE | CHICAGO, IL | $301,799 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WHOSE KNOWLEDGE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $196,434 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $162,245 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| FRACTURED ATLAS INC | HARTSDALE, NY | $145,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $129,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WIKIJOURNAL | DANBURY, CT | $116,900 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| DATA FOR BLACK LIVES INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY | BROOKLYN, NY | $85,544 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| FILIPINO AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SEATLLE, WA | $70,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| WIKITONGUES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $54,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC | PORTLAND, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | BOULDER, CO | $38,457 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
| STATE OF MARYLAND - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIO | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $25,876 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. |
WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT
$1,490,207BOARD-APPROVED REMIT OF PLANNED GIFTS TO THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024-2026 PERIOD
ARTFEMINISM INC
$404,689MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE ART+FEMINISM ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2023-2025 PERIOD
WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY
$305,340MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2025-2028 PERIOD; GRANT FOR WIKICONFERENCE NORTH AMERICA 2025
BLACK LUNCH TABLE
$289,000GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LUNCH TABLE (A HISTORY ARCHIVING PROJECT) ANNUAL PLAN 2025
WHOSE KNOWLEDGE
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WHOSE KNOWLEDGE? ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 - 2026 PERIOD
WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION
$180,000GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI PROJECT MED: ACHIEVING GLOBAL IMPACT
WIKITONGUES INC
$170,913GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA LANGUAGE DIVERSITY HUB PROJECT; ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2025
WRITING DOWNTOWN INC DBA WIKIPORTRAITS
$163,100GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIPORTRAITS: 2025-26 ACTIVITIES
GRANT FOR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF AFROCROWD JULY 2025 - JUNE 2026
WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC
$83,890GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA DC ANNUAL PLAN 2025
GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS
GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-SCALE COMMUNICATION
WIKIJOURNAL
$14,867GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT JULY-DEC 2024; GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIJOURNAL JULY 2025-JUNE 2026
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
$14,300GRANT FOR ESTABLISHING A CRITICAL DIGITAL COMMONS RESEARCH NETWORK
WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT
$866,498BOARD-APPROVED REMIT OF PLANNED GIFTS TO THE WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENT
MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 20242026 PERIOD
ARTFEMINISM INC
$404,689MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE ART+FEMINISM ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2023-2025 PERIOD
BLACK LUNCH TABLE
$304,850MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LUNCH TABLE (A HISTORY ARCHIVING PROJECT) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
WHOSE KNOWLEDGE
$200,000MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WHOSE KNOWLEDGE? ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 - 2026 PERIOD
WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY
$177,000MULTI-YEAR GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 2024 -2025 PERIOD
WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC
$173,420GRANTS RELATED TO WIKICONFERENCE NORTH AMERICA 2024 AND SUSTAINING AND GROWING CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN JULY 2023-DECEMBER 2024
WIKITONGUES INC
$160,665GRANTS RELATED TO EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR SCALING THE LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION ACCELERATOR, ENHANCING INDIC ORAL CULTURE ON WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS, AND BUILDING THE LANGUAGE DIVERSITY HUB
GRANT FOR AFROCROWD USER GROUP FOR THE JULY 2024 - JUNE 2025 PERIOD
WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION
$145,000GRANT FOR SCALING THE TEAM, TECH, REACH, AND IMPACT OF WIKI PROJECT MED FOUNDATION (WIKIMEDIA MEDICINE)
GRANT FOR EXPANDING THE MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES OFFERED TO JOURNALISTS
GRANT FOR PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH LANGUAGE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS
SPONSORSHIP OF INTERNS WORKING WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY
WIKIJOURNAL
$32,000GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKIJOURNAL ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2024
MARGIKA INC
$19,814GRANT FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF KANNADA LANGUAGE WIKIPEDIA
ARTFEMINISM INC
$381,685TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
BLACK LUNCH TABLE
$301,799TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
WHOSE KNOWLEDGE
$196,434TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY
$162,245TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC DBA WIKIMEDIA DC
$129,000TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
WIKIJOURNAL
$116,900TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
DATA FOR BLACK LIVES INC
$100,000TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
FILIPINO AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$70,000TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
WIKITONGUES INC
$54,000TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$38,457TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
STATE OF MARYLAND - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIO
$25,876TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.