Grantmakers and Wikimedia
Grantmakers support the Wikimedia projects in different ways.
- Financial support to initiatives related to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
- Financial support to Wikimedia Foundation.
- Financial support to Wikimedia chapters, affiliates and groups.
- Financial support to research about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
- Use of open licenses compatible with the Wikimedia projects.
- Requiring grantees to use open licenses compatible with the Wikimedia projects.
- Uploading their content (GLAM partnership)
- Partnerships in Wikimedia related initiatives
| Grantmaker | Use of open licenses | Grantees produce open content | Financing Wikimedia initiatives | Financing research | Financing WMF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Wikimedia chapters | √ | √ | Wikipedians in residence
Support to volunteers |
Occasionally | |
| Orange Foundation | WikiAfrica Cameroon
Kiwix WikiFundi WikiChallenge African Schools |
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| Goethe Institut | Wiki Loves Women | ||||
| Agence de la Francophonie | |||||
| GLAMs | √ | Wikipedians in residence | |||
| European Union | √ | √ (open access and open data) | Wikimedia Sverige
Wikimedia Italia (not leading organisation) |
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| lettera27 Foundation
Moleskine Foundation |
√ | √ | WikiAfrica
WikiAfrica Schools |
(Wikipedia Primary School | |
| Open Society Institut | √ | √ | |||
| FNS (Swiss National research fund) | Wikipedia Primary School | ||||
| South African research agency | Wikipedia Primary School | ||||
| Ford Foundation | |||||
| Bill Gates Foundation | |||||
| Fondazione Cariplo | √ (cc by-sa) | Share Your Knowledge
Wikimania Esino Lario - Protagonismo culturale offline e online |
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| Human Rights Foundation | Kiwix | ||||
| Creative Commons | √ | √ | Projects related to tools | ||
| Prince Claus Fund | Activate Africa | ||||
| UNESCO | FindingGLAMs
Wikipedian in residence |
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| The Swedish Postcode Foundation | FindingGLAMs | ||||
| Volkswagen Foundation | Open Science Fellows Program (Wikimedia Deutschland) | ||||
| Stifterverband | Open Science Fellows Program (Wikimedia Deutschland) |