Wikimedia Foundation

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The Wikimedia Foundation is non-profit organization which was established by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia. Based on the Bylaws of the foundation, it's main objective is to collect, develop and disseminate educational content under a free license worldwide.[1] The organization's headquarter is located in San Francisco, California and it was officially incorporated on June 30, 2003 under the laws of the state of Florida.[2]

Type: Non-Profit
Industry: Internet
Founded: 2001
Founder(s): Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Country: USA
Website: wikimediafoundation.org
Key People
Ting Chen, Chairman
Jan-Bart de Vreede, Vice Chair
Phoebe Ayers, Executive Secretary

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