Credit/debit card

For donations by credit/debit card, eWallet, or internet banking (selected countries), please select your continent followed by your country for payment methods available.

PayPal

To donate by PayPal please select a currency to proceed. (Please note that due to in-country regulations, we no longer can process PayPal donations from Singapore.)

Monthly gift

Please click here to make an automatic monthly donation via credit/debit card or PayPal.

A monthly donation will process until you ask us to cancel it.

If you donate by credit/debit card, in some cases credit card processors will notify us when card details (including expiration date) are updated, to ensure the donation is not interrupted. If you have questions about this, please contact your credit card provider for more information.

Check (via mail)

Please note: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our check donation processing is delayed. If possible, we encourage you to make your gift online. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Donations by check are processed at our lockbox, located at the address below. Please make checks payable to "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc." and include a letter with your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and donation amount. Please do not send cash through the mail. Note that we currently cannot accept checks from France, Italy, or Spain.

Please mail your checks to:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 98204

Washington, DC 20090-8204

USA



For large checks of $10,000 and over, please email benefactors@wikimedia.org to notify us of your incoming donation.

Stock donation

To move stock from your brokerage to ours, please give the broker our name and account number. When the transaction is complete, please email benefactors@wikimedia.org so we can verify the transaction. Without verification, we are unable to issue a thank you letter and tax receipt for your gift.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Bank of America DTC Eligible Securities The Depository Trust Company (DTC) DTC Account Number: 0955 Ref: #16-200-2942639 Account Name: Wikimedia Foundation – Gift Account

If you require any assistance making a stock donation, please contact:

Bank transfer

For domestic and international transfers in USD, our deposit-only account is

Bank: Citibank Address: 590 Market Street, San Francisco, California, 94104 USA ABA/ACH#: 321171184 Swift Code: CITIUS33 A/C#: 203129580 Phone: 415-982-2960

To donate in £ GBP

Account Number: 18797250 Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC Currency: GBP IBAN: GB33CITI18500818797250 Swift Code: CITIGB2L Sort Code: 185008

To donate in € EUR

Account Number: 18796270 Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC Currency: EUR IBAN: GB12CITI18500818796270 Swift Code: CITIGB2L Sort Code: 185008

The € EUR account is SEPA compliant.

Please note we cannot automatically confirm the receipt of bank transfer donations, so please retain a confirmation of the transfer from your bank. If you would like to receive a tax receipt, we advise contacting your bank to create a transfer via Bill Pay (USA), or donating via a different method.

The Foundation does not charge a transfer fee for donations, but your local bank may. We highly recommend checking with your bank before initiating a transfer to make sure you understand any charges that you may incur by making a donation to Wikimedia.

For more information or if you have any question regarding Bank Transfers, please email donate@wikimedia.org

Endowment gift

One important way you can help Wikipedia prosper in the long term is by including the Wikimedia Endowment in your will or making a donation and joining us in ensuring the future of free and open knowledge. The Wikimedia Endowment provides dedicated funding to realize the power and promise of Wikipedia and its sister projects — ensuring access to knowledge for everyone, everywhere. For more information or to make a gift, email us at endowment@wikimedia.org.

Legacy gift

One way to support the future of free knowledge is through a legacy gift. A Legacy Gift involves providing a future gift to the Wikimedia Endowment through your financial or estate plans. The gift does not cost you anything right now, but will be a future gift to the Wikimedia Endowment to help us preserve, build and ensure the future of free knowledge for future generations. The gift from your estate is exempt from U.S. federal estate taxes and ensures that your entire gift will support Wikipedia and its sister sites.

Here is sample language that you can use in your will to make a Legacy Gift to the Wikimedia Foundation:

I give, devise, and bequeath [the sum of _____ USD (or other currency) OR _____ percent of the rest and residue of my estate] to the Wikimedia Endowment, ℅ the Wikimedia Foundation (tax identification number 20-0049703), a charitable corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, United States, currently located at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, California, United States, to be used for its general charitable purposes at its discretion.





Matching gifts

Matching Gifts are a great, easy way to double or even triple your donation to the Wikimedia Foundation.

Click here to see if your employer will match your gift to the Wikimedia Foundation. Matching gift information provided by HEPdata.

If you have questions regarding your employer's matching gift, please email matching@wikimedia.org.

To nominate or register the foundation to receive matching gifts, please provide the following contact information:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 98204

Washington, DC 20090-8204

USA



Email: matching@wikimedia.org

Volunteer Hour Match

Many companies will match an employee's time spent volunteering (this includes tasks like editing Wikipedia or its sister sites, patrolling Wiki pages for vandals, and contributing to the MediaWiki software) with a financial gift to the nonprofit. Learn more about the Volunteer Hour Match program.

If you have questions regarding the Volunteer Hour Match program, please email matching@wikimedia.org

Payroll deduction

Some employers in the United States and Canada offer an easy and convenient way to give to the Wikimedia Foundation through a payroll deduction. Please check with your organization for availability and send any necessary paperwork to:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 98204

Washington, DC 20090-8204

USA



Combined Federal Campaign

Many federal and state employees choose to give to the Wikimedia Foundation via the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), a workplace giving program. If you would like to give the Wikimedia Foundation as part of the Educate America! CFC, please reach out to your human resources department for instructions to give.

Our CFC number is 61478.

Donor Advised Funds

Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) allow you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your preferred causes. If you’d like to recommend a grant to the Wikimedia Foundation directly from your DAF, please see the links below:

Please contact us at benefactors@wikimedia.org if you have questions or if your DAF of choice is not listed.

Amazon Pay

You can make a donation in U.S. Dollars through Amazon Pay, please select an amount and choose "Amazon Pay". If you are donating via Amazon in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, please be aware that your funding source may be rejected or that you may encounter currency exchange fees. We encourage you to contact your bank for more information.

Cryptocurrency

You can donate with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether using BitPay.

Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation can only refund cryptocurrency donations in cryptocurrency. Because we do not store cryptocurrency, refunds will be calculated based on the U.S. Dollar amount we received via instant exchange at the time of the donation, using our payment processor's sell rate when the refund is issued. Network and miner fees cannot be refunded. The Wikimedia Foundation is not responsible for any change in value based on fluctuating exchange rates.