1. Expenses by program (excludes staff and operations).
Please see tables below.
2. Total expenses. Please use this table to summarize your organization's total expenses overall.
Please see tables below.
Wikimedia Foundation financial overview graphics
To help reviewers understand the financials, we have prepared overview graphics. The full details are available in the financial tables below these.
Note to above: Movement Strategy and Wikimedia Brand and Identity will be funded with Board Designated Funds and are not shown here.
Note to above: This table shows only operating expenses. It excludes the $2M of expenses that are funded from our surplus designated or conditioned by the Board of Trustees for specific and non-recurring investments.
Wikimedia Foundation financial tables
All tables below are in thousands of USD.
Table #1: Consolidated Financials: Program and Non-Program Expenses
Description
FY16-17 Budget
FY16-17 Forecast
FY17-18 Plan
Загальні витрати
Персонал
26,017
26,195
30,986
Не пов’язане з персоналом
Data Center Expenses
4,689
4,211
4,465
Ґранти
5,460
7,303
7,360
Endowment Contribution
-
5,000
5,000
Послуги сторонніх підрядників
2,399
4,502
2,826
Юридичні витрати
1,018
908
918
Подорож і конференції
1,561
1,464
2,277
Інші витрати (Wikidata, податки на майно дата-центру тощо)
1,882
2,076
5,361
Проміжна сума витрат на програму
43,026
51,659
59,192
Витрати, не пов’язані з програмою
Персонал
10,222
7,995
9,066
Не пов’язане з персоналом:
Плата за обробку пожертвувань
2,240
3,620
3,228
Послуги сторонніх підрядників
2,214
1,807
1,947
Юридичні витрати
622
364
404
Подорож і конференції
289
212
446
Інші витрати (обслуговування приміщень, страхування, FF&E, збори, рекрутинг, розвиток персоналу, податки на особисте майно тощо)
WMF fundraising teams operate according to industry best practices and leverage a lean staffing model that relies on significant contractor support, particularly for: donor services (responding to approximately 80,000 donor emails), online fundraising campaign data analysis, email and banner campaign design, matching gifts facilitation. Additionally, contractors will support shipping and fulfillment and translation services
Залучення спільноти
354
The Wikipedia Library program relies on contract support to continue to expand the quantity and language availability of their resources. In Community Engagement, contractors also support temporary and long-term projects, which this year includes the design of Wikimedia Resource Center, gender diversity program development, coordination of software development between WMF and communities, maintenance of the dashboard, Wikimania coordination, and community capacity development.
Audiences (formerly Product)
369
The Product department continues to make Wikipedia a rewarding experience for the users through a combination of user research, community discussions and user product development. Many projects and initiatives are supported heavily by contract services throughout the year, some of these contract services include CiviCRM system support, PCI compliance support, interfacing OpenStreetMap community & data development, monthly regression testings, support for field user testings, and other 3rd party resources required for the program activities described under Product.
Технології
510
To ensure Wikimedia's sites and services are running reliably, securely while modernizing the infrastructure and improving the current level of services, the Technology department oftentimes leverages contract services to support their goals and long-term projects. This year the required contract services included support for QA services for mobile research, support for benchmarking, research, technical writing, and other assistance required for the program activities described under Technology
Communications
835
The Communications dept relies heavily on contractors and service providers to amplify their capacity in the areas of: public relations consulting to support awareness and positive public messaging of the Wikimedia projects, digital media content production, campaign production and management, design and production of brand materials including the annual report, CRM, blog hosting, communications intern, videography and video editing
Legal
219
The Legal dept requires contract support for trademark protection services, translation services, legal interns, transparency report design
Таланти і культура
155
The Talent and Culture dept requires contract support to supplement Diversity and Inclusion program services; performance management consulting; ongoing salary and benefits benchmarking and consulting.
Finance/Administration/IT
357
The Finance and Administration Dept will leverage part time administrative and operational support, 3rd party contract community finance research and support, operational system improvement
Управління
212
Governance requires contract support for administrative services, meeting facilitation, consulting projects.
Загальні річні операційні витрати
4,389
Table #7: Other Expense, excluding Cross Departmental Programs
Expense
Опис
1,702
Rent, janitorial, maintenance, and other facility expenses
1,105
Wikidata (excluding an additional $242k that is included in the Structured Data program)
992
Payroll fees, benefits administration fees, and other personnel related fees not included in staffing costs
745
Staff training and all staff meetings
596
Insurance
540
Wikimania event costs
314
Accounting and tax services, banking fees
235
IT desk and office equipment
341
Computer software subscription
209
Volunteer development and other community events
153
Printing, Office Supplies, Postage and other supplies
138
Data center property taxes
107
Telecommunications
99
Subscriptions, reference, membership and registration fees
92
Merchandise, giveaways, promotions and fulfillment costs