![]() Make a legacy gift online at no cost using FreeWill (in the U.S.) or by including the following sample language in your will: Once realized, your gift will be added to the Wikimedia Endowment, where your legacy will live on by providing support to Wikimedia projects in perpetuity. A legacy gift costs you nothing now and can be changed at any time, for any reason. You can support the future of free knowledge for generations to come by making a gift in your will or other estate plans. The Wikimedia Foundation directs all QCD gifts to the Wikimedia Endowment, where they are invested to ensure the long-term future of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. This free tool from our partners at FreeWill can help you navigate this process. In order to benefit from the tax advantages of satisfying all or some of your Required Minimum Distribution through a QCD, the gift must be issued directly from your IRA custodian. taxpayer aged 70.5 or older and have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you are eligible to make a gift via a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), also known as an IRA Charitable Rollover. For information on other ways to give to the Endowment, visit. ![]() You can make a gift today via our online donation form. Your gift to the Wikimedia Endowment will have a lasting benefit for future generations. For more information, visit or email us at online As a fund that is invested for long-term growth, it creates a solid financial foundation for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and helps ensure their future. The Wikimedia Endowment is our enduring commitment to a world of freely-shared knowledge, now and in perpetuity. When we get notice that the stock has been received, we will generate an acknowledgment letter that includes the number of shares, stock name, and the date the stock was received. You can do so by emailing note it can take up to several weeks for the stock to be credited to our account and for us to receive notice. ![]() If you’d like to recommend a grant to the Wikimedia Foundation directly from your DAF, please see the links below:īank Name Bank of America Account Name Wikimedia Foundation – Gift Account Account number 1639 DTC Number 0955 Tax ID 20-0049703 Broker contact details If you require any assistance making a stock donation, please contact: Avi Cohen, Bank of America: the transaction is complete, please let us know the stock name and number of shares and we can verify the transaction and issue a thank you letter and tax receipt for your gift. Please mail your checks or money orders to:įor large checks of $10,000 and over, please email to notify us of your incoming donation.ĭonor Advised Funds (DAFs) allow you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your preferred causes. Note that we currently cannot accept checks from France, Italy, or Spain. Please do not send cash through the mail. ![]() Please make checks payable to "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc." and include a letter with your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and donation amount. We highly recommend checking with your bank before initiating a transfer to make sure you understand any charges that you may incur by making a donation to Wikimedia.įor more information or if you have any question regarding Bank Transfers, please email Checks & money orders (via mail)ĭonations by check and money order are processed at our lockbox, located at the address below. ![]() The Foundation does not charge a transfer fee for donations, but your local bank may. If you would like to receive a tax receipt, we advise contacting your bank to create a transfer via Bill Pay (USA), or donating via a different method. Please note we cannot automatically confirm the receipt of bank transfer donations, so please retain a confirmation of the transfer from your bank. We accept a range of currencies, and Citibank will convert your currency into USD or EUR.įor domestic and international transfers in USD, our deposit-only account is Bank: Citibank Address: 590 Market Street, San Francisco, California, 94104 USA ABA/ACH#: 321171184 Swift Code: CITIUS33 A/C#: 203129580 Phone: 41 To donate in £ GBP Account Number: 18797250 Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC Currency: GBP IBAN: GB33CITI18500818797250 Swift Code: CITIGB2L Sort Code: 185008 To donate in € EUR Account Number: 18796270 Account Title: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC Currency: EUR IBAN: GB12CITI18500818796270 Swift Code: CITIGB2L Sort Code: 185008 If you have questions about this, please contact your credit card provider for more information. If you donate by credit/debit card, in some cases credit card processors will notify us when card details (including expiration date) are updated, to ensure the donation is not interrupted. Please click here to make an automatic monthly donation via credit/debit card or PayPal.Ī monthly donation will process until you ask us to cancel it. ![]()
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