Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes free knowledge sharing through various online projects, most notably Wikipedia, an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Founded in 2003, its mission is to empower people worldwide to access and contribute to knowledge freely. Besides Wikipedia, it hosts projects like Wikimedia Commons for sharing media and Wikidata for structured data. The foundation relies on donations and community involvement to operate, ensuring that information remains accessible to everyone without commercial interests or barriers.