Wikimedia chapters/Existing chapters
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Existing chapters [edit]
There are currently 39 recognised Wikimedia chapters. See also the list of Wikimedia chapters that joined the WCA.
| country code |
Chapter | Founding (Approval) date | Bylaws | W:Website I:Identi.ca T:Twitter F:Facebook |
Mailing list | I:IRC M:Mail contact U:User contact O:Other Contact |
Non- profit? [1] |
Last verified | Members | Yearly membership fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ar |
Wikimedia Argentina | 2007-09-01 (2007-12-11) |
es, en | W:wikimedia.org.ar/ I:@wikimediaargentina T:@wikimedia_ar F:WikimediaArgentina |
Wikimedia-ar | M:correo wikimedia.org.arU:Carlos Barcenilla I:#wikimedia-ar |
yes | 2011-02-05 | 070~ | full members ARS 100 (~USD 25) adherents ARS 50 (~USD 12.5) minors ARS 30 (~USD 7.50) |
 am |
Wikimedia Armenia | (2013-03-26) | bylaws | wikimedia.am Wikimedia Armenia on Meta |
SusikMkr | 2013-03-27 | ||||
 at |
Wikimedia Österreich | 2008-05-02 (2008-02-26) |
de, en | wikimedia.at | Verein-AT-l | M:vereinwikimedia.at I:#wikimedia-at vorstand@wikimedia.at |
? | 2011-03-01 | 065~ | 20 € reduced 15 € legal entities 100 € sponsoring members 500€ |
 au |
Wikimedia Australia | 2008-08-06 (2008-03-04) |
en | W:wikimedia.org.au | Wikimediaau-l | M:contactwikimedia.org.au I:#wikimedia-au |
yes | 2010-01-19 | 047 | AU$20 AU$10 concession |
 bd |
Wikimedia Bangladesh |
Not yet (2011-10-03) |
en | Wikimedia Bangladesh | Wikimedia-BD | #wikimedia-bd | ? | 2011-05-24 | ||
 ca |
Wikimedia Canada | 2010-11-05 (2011-05-24) |
en, fr | W:wikimedia.ca T:@WikimediaCA F:WikimediaCA |
Google Group | M:infowikimedia.ca |
yes[2][3] | 2011-06-05 | 040~ | $10 CAD |
 ch |
Wikimedia CH | 2006-05-14 | de, fr, it, rm, en | W: wikimedia.ch T: @WikimediaCH F: Wikimedia CH |
wikimediach-l | M:infowikimedia.ch |
yes[4] | 2013-02-06 | 129 | CHF 50 Reduced: CHF 20 Sponsors: min. CHF 75 Legal entities: min. CHF 100 |
 cl |
Wikimedia Chile | 2011-07-16 (2011-06-13) | es, en | W: wikimediachile.cl T: @wikimedia_cl F: Wikimedia Chile |
Wikimedia-CL | M:contactowikimediachile.cl |
yes | 2011-07-16 | 026 | CLP 12,600 (USD 26.25) |
 cz |
Wikimedia Česká republika | 2008-03-06 (2008-02-26) |
cs, en | W:wikimedia.cz T:@Wikimedia_CR F:Facebook |
WikimediaCZ-l | M:wm-czwikimedia.org I:#wikimedia-cz |
yes[5] | 2012-01-26 | 39 | CZK 200 reduced: CZK 100 |
 de |
Wikimedia Deutschland | 2004-06-13 | de (official), en, it | W:wikimedia.de I:@wikimediade T:@wikimediade F:WMDEeV |
vereinde-l | M:infowikimedia.de |
yes | 2013-03-31 | 5,292 (1,507 active, 3,785 supporters, 1 honorary) | €24 reduced: €12 Min. fees, members may choose to pay more. |
 dk |
Wikimedia Danmark | 2009-03-14 (2009-07-03). | da, en | W:Wikimedia Danmark T:@wikimediadk |
WikimediaDK | U:Palnatoke I:#wikimedia-danmark |
? | 2010-09-26 | 015 | DKK 100 |
 ee |
Wikimedia Eesti | 2010-07-25/ 2010-10-06 (2010-08-31) |
et, en | et.wikimedia.org | Google Group | U:Oop M:wm-ee@wikimedia.org |
yes | 2012-08-6 | 009 (founders), 031 (current) | 5 € |
 es |
Wikimedia España | 2011-02-11 (2011-02-07) |
es, en | W: wikimedia.org.es I: wikimediaes T: @wikimedia_es F (group): Wikimedia España F (page): Wikimedia España |
Wikimedia-Es (open list) |
M:info O:Wikimedia España I:#wikimedia-es |
yes[6] | 2012-09-29 | 50~ | Registration fee: 5 €. Membership fee: Adults, 30 €; Young Adults (16-18 yrs): free. |
 fi |
Wikimedia Suomi | 2009-06-14 (2009-09-21). |
fi (en) | W:wikimedia.fi | Wikimedia-FI | M:infowikimedia.fi I:#wikimedia-fi |
? | 2010-09-25 | 021 | € 10 reduced: € 5 |
 fr |
Wikimédia France | 2004-10-23 | fr | W:wikimedia.fr I:@wikimediafrance T:@Wikimedia_Fr |
wikimediafr-l | M:contactwikimedia.fr I:#wikimedia-fr |
yes | 2012-01-25 | 400 | normal : 24 € honorary : 100 € |
 hk |
Wikimedia Hong Kong | 2007-07-14 (2008-03-04) |
MoA: zh, en, AoA: zh, en | W:wikimedia.hk T:@WMHK F:WikimediaHK |
wikimediahk | U:Tango Chan O:Wikimedia Hong Kong/Contact |
yes | 2010-09-12 | 040 | $50 HKD $70 HKD (first year) |
 hu |
Wikimédia Magyarország | 2008-09-27 (2008-11-03) |
hu, en | W:wikimedia.hu I:@wikimediahu T:@wikimediaHU F:WikimediaHU |
Google Group | M:elnokseg U:Vince (Executive Vice President) |
yes[7] | 2012-01-25 | 060 | 2000 HUF (~7€, 9$) |
 id |
Wikimedia Indonesia | 2008-09-05 (2008-10-07) |
Bylaws: id, en AoI: id, en |
W:wikimedia.or.id T:@wikimediaid F:wikimedia.indonesia |
Google Group | M:Info | n/a | 2012-01-30 | 19 (founders) 27 (members) |
IDR 250K (~USD 23) for public IDR 150K (~USD 14) concession IDR 100K (~USD 9) for students 17-20 years old.[8] |
 il |
Wikimedia Israel | 2007-07-15 (2007-03-06) |
he (legally binding), en | W:wikimedia.org.il | Wikimedia-il | M: mail | yes | 2012-01-11 | ~35 | 20 ILS(~7 USD / 4 €) |
 in |
Wikimedia India | 2011-01-03 (June 2010) |
en kn | W:Wiki.wikimedia.in T:@Wikimediaindia F:WikimediaIndia IRC : #wikimedia-in |
Wikimediaindia-l (Community) wmin-members (Members only) |
M: Chapter - Press - Board U: Naveen Francis, Secretary (mail) Anirudh Bhati (mail) |
yes[9] | 2011-01-14 | 197 | 100 INR or ~US$2 (individuals)/ 1000 INR or ~US$20 (organisations) |
 it |
Wikimedia Italia | 2005-07-17 | it, en | W:wikimedia.it I:@WikimediaItalia T:@WikimediaItalia |
associazione wikimedia.it |
U:Frieda (chair) U:Marcok M:info wikimedia.it (info whatsoever) |
yes | 2011-01-08 | ~350 | 25 € (members removed after a year if they don't renew the subscription) |
 mk |
Wikimedia Macedonia | 2009-09-21 (2010-02-01) |
mk, en | W: mk.wikimedia.org T: @wikipedia_mk F: mk.wikipedia & wikimediamacedonia |
wikimedia-mk (members) |
M: vikipedija (admins) |
yes | 2011-09-18 | 014 | None |
 mo |
Wikimedia Macau | 2009-04-09 (2011-04-24) |
en:Charter | W:Website F:Wikimedia Macau |
M: info | ? | 2011-05-07 | |||
 mx |
Wikimedia México | 2011-08-03 (2011-08-03)[10] |
Bylaws | Wikimedia México on Meta (es/en) | mail:wikimedia-mx | User:ProtoplasmaKid #wikimedia-mx or Talk:Wikimedia México |
yes[11] | 2013-02-8 | 15 | Pending for define. |
 nl |
Wikimedia Nederland | 2006-03-27 (2006-09-21) |
AoI, Bylaws (en/nl) | W:wikimedia.nl T:@wmnl |
wikimedianl-l | General inquiries: M:info wikimedia.nlU:Ziko (chair) |
yes[12] | 2013-01 | 200 | € 24 recommended (Members may choose less or more, min. € 12) |
 no |
Wikimedia Norge | 2007-06-23 (2008-11-03) |
nb, nn, se, en | W:no.wikimedia.org T:@Wikimedianorge F:WikimediaNorge |
Wikimedia-no | U:Jon Harald Søby (chairman) U:Erling Bjørtvedt (deputy chairman) O:Short presentation in English |
? | 2013-04-22 | ~100 | Ordinary: 200 NOK reduced: 100 NOK |
 ph |
Wikimedia Philippines | 2010-04-12 (2010-03-17) |
en, tl (Articles) en (Bylaws) |
W:wikimedia.org.ph I:@pinoywikipedia T:@WikimediaPH F:Wikimedia Ph |
Wikimedia-PH | M:Info U:Eugene (President) U:Butch (Vice President) |
yes[13] | 2013-02-01 | 93[4] | PHP 500 (regular) PHP 100 (concession) Non-paying members are Associate members, without voting privileges. |
 pl |
Wikimedia Polska | 2005-08-14 | pl, en | W:pl.wikimedia.org T: @wikimedia_pl F: polska.wikipedia |
wikimediapl-l | I:#wikimedia-pl M:zarzad wikimedia.pl |
n/a[14] | 2010-03-13 | 107 list | 1 PLN (0.2 USD) min. Members may choose to pay more: average is ~ 20 PLN / 5 USD |
 pt |
Wikimedia Portugal | 2009-09-21 (2009-07-03) | Estatutos pt, en | W: wikimedia.pt T: @wikimediapt |
wikimediapt | I:#wikimedia-ptconnect M:geral wikimedia.ptO: Contacto |
yes[15] | 2011-03-01 | 030~ | 10€ reduced: € 5 |
 rs |
Wikimedia Србије | 2005-12-03 | sr (copy), en | W:rs.wikimedia.org | wikimediasr-l serbia-internal-l (internal) |
U:dungodung M:info-rs |
n/a[16] | 2011-09-24 | 080~ | None |
 ru |
Викимедиа РУ, Wikimedia RU | 2008-11-11 (2008-05-24) |
ru en | W:wikimedia.ru | wikimediaru-l | U:Ctac U:Dr Bug |
yes | 2013-05-17 | 016 | 1200 RUB |
 se |
Wikimedia Sverige | 2007-10-20 (2007-12-11) |
sv, en | W:wikimedia.se T:@WikimediaSE F: Wikimedia Sverige |
wikimediase-l | M:Jan Ainali M:Info - Press |
yes | 2010-11-19 | 226 | SEK 100 / EUR 10 / USD 15 Organisations: 1000 SEK |
 tw |
Wikimedia Taiwan | 2007-02-11 (2007-07-04) |
zh, en | W:wikimedia.tw | Google group, wikimedia-tw | U:Theodoranian (Chair) U:Htchien (Secretariat) |
? | 2007-07-04 | 030 | |
 ua |
Wikimedia Ukraine | 2009-05-31 (2009-07-03) |
uk, en | W:ua.wikimedia.org |
WikimediaUA | M:WikimediaUA M:wm-ua wikimedia.org |
? | 2010-05-03 | 023 | 10 UAH (1 €) min |
 gb |
Wikimedia UK | 2008-11-05 (2009-01-12) |
en | W: wikimedia.org.uk T: @wikimediauk F: WikimediaUK |
wikimediauk-l | M: secretarywikimedia.org.uk U: User:Mike Peel |
UK charity | 2012-02-17 | 360~ | GBP 5 |
 us-dc |
Wikimedia District of Columbia | 2011-05-07 (2011-09-12) |
en | W: wikimediadc.org T: @wikimediadc |
wikimedia-dc | M: infowikidc.org U: User:Aude |
yes | 2011-11-13 | 043 | USD 10 |
| us-nyc |
Wikimedia New York City | 2009-07-07 (2009-01-12) |
en | W:nyc.wikimedia.org T: @wikimedianyc |
Wikimedia NYC | U:Pharos, M:wm-nyc wikimedia.orgI: #wikimedia-northeast |
yes | 2012-05-14 | 035 | USD 5 |
 ve |
Wikimedia Venezuela | 2012-02-14 (2011-10-28) |
es, en | W: wikimedia.org.ve T: @wikimedia_ve F: Wikimedia.Venezuela |
M: Wikimedia-VE | I: #wikimedia-ve U: Oscar (mail) U: Carlos (mail) U: Fhaidel (mail) |
yes | 2013-04-27 | 019 | 214 Bs (~USD 34) |
 za |
Wikimedia South Africa | 2012-02-27 (2011-03-26) |
W:wikimedia.org.za F:Wikimedia ZA |
Wikimedia-ZA | Wikimedia South Africa | yes | 2010-08-08 |
Notes [edit]
- ↑ Is the chapter formally recognized as a Nonprofit organization under its nation's laws? "n/a" should be used if the country's laws do not recognize a nonprofit status.
- ↑ Letters Patent
- ↑ Applying for charitable status as well.
- ↑ A small no profit association doesn't require the formal approval. It's sufficient to follow the law and to have a bylaws compliant with to the law[1][2]. The tax exemption has been formally approved [3].
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in the Czech republic.
- ↑ All associations in Spain have Non profit status.
- ↑ Wikimédia Magyarország is a registered association at the Court and all registered associations are non-profit by definition in Hungary. Wikimédia Magyarország is recognized as "organization for the public benefit" status which means: transparency requirements, tax exemptions, tax deductibility etc.
- ↑ Based on Wikimedia Indonesia Board of Executive Meeting.
- ↑ Wikimedia India chapter ( Registered Name: Wikimedia Chapter) is registered as a Non-profit Society vide Registrar of Societies, Bangalore Urban District. However applications to tax-exemption for the society and its donors are still pending.
- ↑ At the founding team's request, the provisional approval was extended by the WMF executive director until April 2013.
- ↑ Officialy recognized as Wikimedia México A.C. (civic association) under mexican laws since February 2013
- ↑ There is no separate official non-profit status. However, we have been granted charity status (ANBI) by the tax office since January 2010, which, among other demands, requires that the organization is a non-profit by its bylaws and operates as a non-profit in practice. During 2012 we were busy to prepare the chapter for the CBF certificate for 'small charities'.
- ↑ Wikimedia Philippines is applying for NGO accreditation and donee institution status (charitable status).
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in Poland
- ↑ All organizations in Portugal have Non profit status.
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in Serbia.
