$6.2 Million: Wikipedia Reaches Fundraising Goal for 2008 »
Posted By MyWayOnNow 10 months, 1 week ago in Business & FinanceThe Wikimedia Foundation , the non-profit organization behind the immensely popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia, just announced that it has reached its fundraising goal for 2008, which will allow the foundation to cover its operating expenses for the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 2009. Overall, a total of 125,000 donors gave over $6.2 million during 2008, though in December alone, after a personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, 50,000 individuals contributed more than $2 million.
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