Wikimedia Foundation

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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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