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<h1>Ways to give</h1>
<p>Thank you for your interest in donating to the Wikimedia Foundation, the <br class="hide-mobile">nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/foundationsite:our-work/wikimedia-projects/" target="_blank">Wikimedia free knowledge projects</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Your decision to donate makes a real difference:</strong></p>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/3/30/Icon-wiki.png" alt="Icon Wikipedia" class="cards-icon__image">
<p>We keep Wikipedia <br>up and running</p>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/2/20/Icon-earth.png" alt="Icon Earth" class="cards-icon__image">
<p>We expand our <br>mission globally</p>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/b/b5/Icon-editors.png" alt="Icon Editors" class="cards-icon__image">
<p>We create new tools <br>for our editors</p>
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| paypal-title = PayPal
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| paypal-text = To donate by PayPal please select a currency to proceed. (Please note that due to in-country regulations, we no longer can process PayPal donations from Singapore.)
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<h2>How to Give</h2>
| monthly-title = Monthly gift
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| monthly-text = Please [{{Ways to Give/monthlyUrl}} click here] to make an automatic monthly donation via credit/debit card or PayPal.
<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_medium=Waystogive&wmf_source=Waystogive2024&wmf_campaign=Waystogive" target="_blank" class="cards-grid__card">

<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/4/43/Badge-one-time.png" alt="Icon" class="cards-grid__card-image">
A monthly donation will process until you [[{{LocalPage|Cancel or change recurring giving}}|ask us to cancel it]].
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<h4>Donate Now</h4>
If you donate by credit/debit card, in some cases credit card processors will notify us when card details (including expiration date) are updated, to ensure the donation is not interrupted. If you have questions about this, please contact your credit card provider for more information.
<p class="text--small">Choose from a range of payment methods to make a secure online gift now</p>

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| check-title = Checks & money orders (via mail)
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<!-- | covid-delay = ''Please note: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our check donation processing is delayed. If possible, we encourage you to make your gift online. We apologize for any inconvenience.'' -->
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| check-text = Donations by check and money order are processed at our lockbox, located at the address below. Please make checks and money orders payable to "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc." and include a letter with your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and donation amount. Please do not send cash through the mail. Note that we currently cannot accept checks and money orders from France, Italy, or Spain.
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<h4>Monthly gift</h4>
Please mail your checks or money orders to:
<p class="text--small">Join us as a monthly donor, and discover how regular giving supports Wikipedia</p>
| check-text-large = For large checks of $10,000 and over, please email [mailto:benefactors@wikimedia.org benefactors@wikimedia.org] to notify us of your incoming donation.
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| stock-title = Stock donation
<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wire_transfers" class="cards-grid__card">
| stock-text = To move stock from your brokerage to ours, please give the broker our name and account number. When the transaction is complete, please email [mailto:benefactors@wikimedia.org benefactors@wikimedia.org] so we can verify the transaction. Without verification, we are unable to issue a thank you letter and tax receipt for your gift.
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/b/b2/Badge-wire-transfer.png" alt="Icon" class="cards-grid__card-image">
| stock-text-assistance = If you require any assistance making a stock donation, please contact:
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<h4>Pay via Bank Account</h4>
| banktransfer-title = Bank transfer
<p class="text--small">Find out how to donate via your bank account from anywhere in the world</p>
| banktransfer-text = We accept a range of currencies, and Citibank will convert your currency into USD or EUR.
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;For domestic and international transfers in USD, our deposit-only account is:
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: Bank: Citibank
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: Address: 590 Market Street, San Francisco, California, 94104 USA
<h4>Postal Donation</h4>
: ABA/ACH#: 321171184
<p class="text--small">Support via a check or money order mailed to the Wikimedia Foundation today</p>
: Swift Code: CITIUS33
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: A/C#: 203129580
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: Phone: 415-982-2960
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;To donate in £ GBP:
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<h2>Other Ways to Give</h2>
:Account Number: 18797250
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:Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
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:Currency: GBP
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:IBAN: GB33CITI18500818797250
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:Swift Code: CITIGB2L
<h4>Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)</h4>
:Sort Code: 185008
<p class="text--small">Unlock tax benefits by directing your donation via your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)</p>

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;To donate in € EUR:
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<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stock_donation" class="cards-grid__card">
:Account Number: 18796270
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:Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
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:Currency: EUR
<h4>Stock donation</h4>
:IBAN: GB12CITI18500818796270
<p class="text--small">Maximize your impact and benefit from tax savings by donating stock</p>
:Swift Code: CITIGB2L
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:Sort Code: 185008
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<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legacy" class="cards-grid__card">
The € EUR account is SEPA compliant.
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Please note we cannot automatically confirm the receipt of bank transfer donations, so please retain a confirmation of the transfer from your bank. If you would like to receive a tax receipt, we advise contacting your bank to create a transfer via Bill Pay (USA), or donating via a different method.
<h4>Legacy gift</h4>

<p class="text--small">Make a difference for generations to come by leaving a gift in your will</p>
The Foundation does not charge a transfer fee for donations, but your local bank may. We highly recommend checking with your bank before initiating a transfer to make sure you understand any charges that you may incur by making a donation to Wikimedia.
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For more information or if you have any question regarding Bank Transfers, please email [mailto:donate@wikimedia.org donate@wikimedia.org]
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| endowment-title = Endowment gift
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| endowment-text = One important way you can help Wikipedia prosper in the long term is by including the [https://wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] in your will or making a donation and joining us in ensuring the future of free and open knowledge. The Wikimedia Endowment provides dedicated funding to realize the power and promise of Wikipedia and its sister projects — ensuring access to knowledge for everyone, everywhere. For more information or to make a gift, email us at [mailto:endowment@wikimedia.org endowment@wikimedia.org].
<h4>Individual Retirement Account (IRA)</h4>

<p class="text--small">Qualified Charitable Distributions from a tax efficient eligible IRA</p>
| endowment-legacy-title = Legacy gift
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| endowment-legacy-text = One way to support the future of free knowledge is through a legacy gift. A Legacy Gift involves providing a future gift to the Wikimedia Endowment through your financial or estate plans. The gift does not cost you anything right now, but will be a future gift to the Wikimedia Endowment to help us preserve, build and ensure the future of free knowledge for future generations. The gift from your estate is exempt from U.S. federal estate taxes and ensures that your entire gift will support Wikipedia and its sister sites.
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<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Charitable_gift_annuities" class="cards-grid__card">
Here is sample language that you can use in your will to make a Legacy Gift to the Wikimedia Foundation:
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<blockquote>I give, devise, and bequeath [the sum of _____ USD (or other currency) OR _____ percent of the rest and residue of my estate] to the Wikimedia Endowment, ℅ the Wikimedia Foundation (tax identification number 20-0049703), a charitable corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, United States, currently located at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, California, United States, to be used for its general charitable purposes at its discretion.</blockquote>
<h4>CGA</h4>

<p class="text--small">Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs) can offer steady income and philanthropic impact</p>
| matching-title = Matching gifts
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| matching-text = '''[[{{LocalPage|Matching Gifts}}|Matching Gifts]]''' are a great, easy way to double or even triple your donation to the Wikimedia Foundation.
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<a href="https://wikimediaendowment.org/ways-to-give/" target="_blank" class="cards-grid__card">
[{{Ways to Give/matchFormUrl}} Click here] to see if your employer will match your gift to the Wikimedia Foundation. Matching gift information provided by HEPdata.
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If you have questions regarding your employer's matching gift, please email [mailto:matching@wikimedia.org matching@wikimedia.org].
<h4>Endowment Gift</h4>

<p class="text--small">Ensure free knowledge for future generations with a gift to the Wikimedia Endowment.</p>
| matching-nominate-text = To nominate or register the foundation to receive matching gifts, please provide the following contact information:
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| volunteermatch-title = Volunteer Hour Match
<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workplace_giving" class="cards-grid__card">
| volunteermatch-text = Many companies will match an employee's time spent volunteering (this includes tasks like editing Wikipedia or its sister sites, patrolling Wiki pages for vandals, and contributing to the MediaWiki software) with a financial gift to the nonprofit. [[wmf:Volunteer Hour Match|Learn more about the Volunteer Hour Match program]].
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If you have questions regarding the Volunteer Hour Match program, please email [mailto:matching@wikimedia.org matching@wikimedia.org]
<h4>Workplace Giving</h4>

<p class="text--small">Involve your employer and increase the impact of your donation</p>
| payroll-title = Payroll deduction
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| payroll-text = Some employers in the United States and Canada offer an easy and convenient way to give to the Wikimedia Foundation through a payroll deduction. Please check with your organization for availability and send any necessary paperwork to:
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<a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Donate_by_mail" class="cards-grid__card">
| cfc-title = Combined Federal Campaign
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/donate/d/d3/Badge-donate-by-mail.png" alt="Icon" class="cards-grid__card-image">
| cfc-text = Many federal and state employees choose to give to the Wikimedia Foundation via the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), a workplace giving program. If you would like to give the Wikimedia Foundation as part of the Educate America! CFC, please reach out to your human resources department for instructions to give.
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<h4>Give by mail</h4>
'''Our CFC number is 61478.'''
<p class="text--small">Because we know that not everyone prefers to donate online</p>

| daf-title = Donor Advised Funds
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| daf-text1 = Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) allow you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your preferred causes. If you’d like to recommend a grant to the Wikimedia Foundation directly from your DAF, please see the links below:
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| daf-text2 = Please contact us at [mailto:benefactors@wikimedia.org benefactors@wikimedia.org] if you have questions or if your DAF of choice is not listed.
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| amazon-title = Amazon Pay
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| amazon-text = You can [https://donate.wikimedia.org/?country=US&utm_medium=Waystogive make a donation in U.S. Dollars through Amazon Pay], please select an amount and choose "Amazon Pay". If you are donating via Amazon in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, please be aware that your funding source may be rejected or that you may encounter currency exchange fees. We encourage you to contact your bank for more information.
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| bitcoin-title = Cryptocurrency
<h1>What does the Wikimedia Foundation do?</h1>
| crypto-text = You can donate with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether using BitPay.
<p>The Wikimedia Foundation supports hundreds of thousands of people around the world in creating the largest free knowledge projects in history.</p>

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| bitcoin-disabled = As of late April 2018, our Bitcoin processor has deprecated their services, and we are searching for alternatives. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope to have the Bitcoin option available again soon.
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| bitcoin-disclaimer = Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation can only refund cryptocurrency donations in cryptocurrency. Because we do not store cryptocurrency, refunds will be calculated based on the U.S. Dollar amount we received via instant exchange at the time of the donation, using our payment processor's sell rate when the refund is issued. Network and miner fees cannot be refunded. The Wikimedia Foundation is not responsible for any change in value based on fluctuating exchange rates.
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| bitcoin-questions = For questions, please contact [mailto:donate@wikimedia.org donate@wikimedia.org].
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Ways to give

Thank you for your interest in donating to the Wikimedia Foundation, the
nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects.

Your decision to donate makes a real difference:

Icon Wikipedia

We keep Wikipedia
up and running

Icon Earth

We expand our
mission globally

Icon Editors

We create new tools
for our editors

How to Give

Icon

Donate Now

Choose from a range of payment methods to make a secure online gift now

 Icon

Monthly gift

Join us as a monthly donor, and discover how regular giving supports Wikipedia

 Icon

Pay via Bank Account

Find out how to donate via your bank account from anywhere in the world

 Icon

Postal Donation

Support via a check or money order mailed to the Wikimedia Foundation today

Other Ways to Give

Icon

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

Unlock tax benefits by directing your donation via your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

 Icon

Stock donation

Maximize your impact and benefit from tax savings by donating stock

 Icon

Legacy gift

Make a difference for generations to come by leaving a gift in your will

 Icon

Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

Qualified Charitable Distributions from a tax efficient eligible IRA

 Icon

CGA

Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs) can offer steady income and philanthropic impact

 Icon

Endowment Gift

Ensure free knowledge for future generations with a gift to the Wikimedia Endowment.

 Icon

Workplace Giving

Involve your employer and increase the impact of your donation

 Icon

Give by mail

Because we know that not everyone prefers to donate online

What does the Wikimedia Foundation do?

The Wikimedia Foundation supports hundreds of thousands of people around the world in creating the largest free knowledge projects in history.

For questions, please contact donate@wikimedia.org.

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