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Does Wikipedia really need my donations? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Every now and then I'll get an email from someone higher up in Wikipedia asking for a donation. I don't really mind a tenner but I don't know if it pads the pockets of corporate management or actual contributors. Also, are they really short of money or is this tugging at emotional strings a play at something else? I wish Wikipedia survives but there's a lot of projects I need to donate to and I have a budget.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How do you see the Wikimedia Foundation’s budget?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/where-your-money-goes/ might be a good starting point.

https://www.wikimedia.de/2022/en/finances/ has some clear numbers up front, but I'm not sure if these only relate to Germany. I haven't been following the sources recently.