Other ways to give

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Other ways to give

Credit/debit card

For donations by credit/debit card, eWallet, or internet banking (selected countries), please select your continent followed by your country for payment methods available.

Asia
Europe

PayPal

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.)

Monthly gift

Please click here to make an automatic monthly donation via credit/debit card or PayPal.

Check (via mail)

Please make the check payable to "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc." and send to the address below. Please enclose a letter with your name, address, phone number, email address, and donation amount. Please do not send cash through the mail.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 98204
Washington, DC 20090-8204
USA

For large checks $10,000 and over, please use the San Francisco address below:

Stock donation

To move stock from your brokerage to ours, please give the broker our name and account number. When the transaction is complete, please email 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.

Bank Name
Bank of America
Account Name
Wikimedia Foundation – Gift Account
Account number
16-200-2942639
DTC Number
0955
Tax ID
20-0049703

If you require any assistance making a stock donation, please contact: Avi Cohen, Bank of America: avi.cohen@bofa.com

Bank transfer

Our deposit-only account is:

Bank: Citibank
Address: 590 Market Street, San Francisco, California, 94104 USA
Domestic (USA) Transfers
ABA/ACH# 321171184
A/C# 203129580
International wire transfers
SWIFT code CITIUS33
A/C# 203129580
Please include the word "Donation" in the Additional/Special Instructions field

The international option is for wire transfers only. We accept a range of currencies, and Citibank will convert your currency into USD. We do not have currency-specific IBAN accounts, or a SEPA certified account.

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.

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.

For more information or if you have any question regarding Bank Transfers, please email donate@wikimedia.org


Legacy gift

Your gift to the Wikimedia Foundation ensures that Wikipedia is here for the next generation. A Legacy Gift is a charitable donation of any amount, designated through your will or living trust. You can learn more about Legacy Gifts or email benefactors@wikimedia.org

Matching gifts

Matching Gifts are a great, easy way to double or even triple your donation to the Wikimedia Foundation.

Click here to see if your employer will match your gift to the Wikimedia Foundation.

If you have questions regarding your employer's matching gift, please email matching@wikimedia.org

To nominate or register the foundation to receive matching gifts, please provide the following contact information:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 98204
Washington, DC 20090-8204
USA

Email: matching@wikimedia.org

Volunteer Hour Match

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. Learn more about the Volunteer Hour Match program.

If you have questions regarding the Volunteer Hour Match program, please email matching@wikimedia.org

Payroll deduction

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:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 98204
Washington, DC 20090-8204
USA


Donor Advised Funds

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:

Please contact us at benefactors@wikimedia.org if you have questions or if your DAF of choice is not listed.

Amazon Pay

You can 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.

For questions, please contact donate@wikimedia.org.