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The '''Wikimedia Foundation''' is a [[non-profit]] located in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] that operates [[Wikipedia]] and its sister projects. It was created in 2003 by [[Jimmy Wales]].
The '''Wikimedia Foundation'''<ref name=Foundation/> is a [[non-profit]] located in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] that owns and operates Wikimedia.<ref name=Wikimedia/>  Wikimedia in turn manages about a dozen projects, one of which is [[Wikipedia]].  
 
The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 by [[Jimmy Wales]]. It is run by a board of trustees, of which Jimmy Wales is a trustee and chairman emeritus.<ref name=Board/>
 
==References==
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<ref name=Board>
 
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees |url=http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|accessdate=2012-12-24}}
 
</ref>
 
<ref name=Foundation>
 
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia Foundation home page |url=http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home
|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|accessdate=2012-12-24}}
 
</ref>
 
<ref name=Wikimedia>
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia welcome page |url=http://www.wikimedia.org/
|publisher=Wikimedia|accessdate=2012-12-24}}
 
</ref>
}}

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The Wikimedia Foundation[1] is a non-profit located in San Francisco, California that owns and operates Wikimedia.[2] Wikimedia in turn manages about a dozen projects, one of which is Wikipedia.

The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 by Jimmy Wales. It is run by a board of trustees, of which Jimmy Wales is a trustee and chairman emeritus.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wikimedia Foundation home page. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2012-12-24.
  2. ↑ Wikimedia welcome page. Wikimedia. Retrieved on 2012-12-24.
  3. ↑ Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2012-12-24.
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