Wikimedia Foundation Raises More than $8M
The Wikimedia Foundation surpassed its goal of raising $7.5 million to support Wikipedia for its 2009-10 fiscal year, pulling in more than 230,000 donations averaging $33 and totaling more than $8 million, versus last year’s 125,000 donations totaling more than $6 million.
Omidyar Network was a major part of this year’s campaign, as it offered a $500,000 challenge grant to match individual donations of $100-$9,999.
The Wikimedia Foundation said the money raised will go toward technology and expanding its staff of 33.
Executive director Sue Gardner said:
I am deeply grateful to our donors.
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