Wow! We’ve just closed the most successful fundraiser in the history of the Wikimedia Foundation thanks to our amazing donors. Over 230,000 people came together and showed their support for our project and mission: to provide free and open knowledge to everyone around the world. Thank you!
Again, we’re ending our annual fundraiser early due to the overwhelming and rapid support from everyone. We’ve hit and surpassed our fundraising goal of $7.5 million, raising over $8 million in just two months.
Even more, we’re humbled by the fact that during serious global economic stress, folks were still willing to help out and contribute. More than 230,000 donors have shown that they want Wikipedia to continue to be a place for free and open information. More than 230,000 have joined together to keep Wikipedia free of ads. We are extremely grateful for your generosity.
I cannot say enough about how amazing the steadfast support from everyone has been: our donors, our contributors, our chapters; everyone involved directly influenced the immense success of this year’s effort. Again, a huge thank you from me and everyone from the Wikimedia Foundation. We look forward to sharing some more detailed findings about this year’s fundraiser in the coming weeks.
Happy New Year,
-Rand Montoya
Head of Community Giving
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