Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number
20-0049703
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient
that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Name and address of organization
or government		 (b) EIN (c) IRC section
if applicable		 (d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance		 (f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)		 (g) Description of
non-cash assistance		 (h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) Wikimedia New York City Inc
227 Dean Street
Brooklyn,NY11217 		27-0520584 501(c)(3) 79,900       See Part IV
(2) Tides Foundation
PO Box 29903
San Francisco,CA94129 		51-0198509 501(C)(3) 5,000,000       See Part IV
(3) THE JOHN ERNEST FOUNDATION
PO BOX 60225
PALO ALTO,CA94306 		94-3170824 501(C)(3) 10,000       SEE PART IV
(4) WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC
PO BOX 9822
WASHINGTON,DC20013 		45-2106571 501(c)(3) 56,510       SEE PART IV
2
Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................. Bullet Image
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3
Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image
0
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Number of
recipients		 (c) Amount of
cash grant		 (d) Amount of
non-cash assistance		 (e) Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)		 (f) Description of non-cash assistance
(1) Program Services to Further Wikimedia's Mission 6 77,927   N/A  
(2) Further Mission and conference attendance 1 17,084   N/A  
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2, Part III, column (b), and any other additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2 Grants to Organizations: Organizations that have met each grant program's eligibility criteria are eligible to participate in a public application process. To do so, they submit a grant proposal that contains a description of the mission-related work they are proposing, a budget, a start date and completion date, and a description of how this work will achieve the Wikimedia Foundation's mission or the Wikimedia movement strategic priorities. When an applicant is awarded a grant and becomes a grantee, the grantee completes screening requirements and signs a grant agreement. The agreement stipulates that they will use grant funds for charitable purposes consistent with the Wikimedia Foundation's mission and the purposes described in the grant proposal; that they agree to the reporting requirements, including maintaining receipts/documentation of expenses; that they agree to procedures for notifying the Wikimedia Foundation of important changes that may affect the grant; and that they will return any unused grant funds after the end of the grant's term. Once each grant is complete, the grantee will submit a narrative and financial report or series of reports that demonstrate how the grant funds were spent and describe the impact of the work. Grants to Individuals: Grants to individuals follow the same process as other grants unless they are travel scholarships. Individuals apply for travel scholarships (primarily to attend the annual conference, Wikimania) and applications are reviewed and either accepted or denied. In most cases, travel is then arranged for the individual and paid for directly by The Wikimedia Foundation. In very limited cases, individuals book travel themselves and provide receipts to the Foundation which then reimburses them based on the receipts.
Schedule I, Part II PURPOSE OF GRANT TO WIKIMEDIA NYC, INC.: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO TIDES FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO JOHN ERNST FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT A CONFERENCE TO FURTHER MISSION. PURPOSE OF GRANT TO WIKI SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON D.C.: TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
Schedule I (Form 990) 2015



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