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I'm not morally judging them. If they think it's a good idea, good for them.

I'm just not interested in funding those initiatives at that percentage of budget and would rather send the money to other essential Internet companies who have lesser investments in those ideas. I still give some to Wikimedia, just not as much.



Thank you for explaining your position! Which internet companies do you currently donate to that also publishes exactly what they spend their money on, so you can make sure they don't spend similar amount on similar initiatives?

In my experience, the Wikimedia Foundation seems to be the one who is most transparent about where funds go, while organizations like Internet Archive doesn't make a lot of data public, at least via their own website.


Wikimedia is not unique. CharityWatch is a good place to start. Many high-rated nonprofits detail very specifically where all funding goes.

https://www.charitywatch.org/

Also, Wikimedia may not be as transparent as you think. Here's more information on that, but the whole thread is worth reading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32841892


Thanks yet again!

So Wikimedia is a non-profit AFAIK, you have any idea why it's not listed on charitywatch.org?


It's on Charity Navigator. Not sure why it's not on CharityWatch.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/200049703

EDIT: However it is not updated for recent years. Likely because Wikimedia is not transparent enough with their financial statements.




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