Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
An important update for readers in the United States.
You deserve an explanation, so please don't skip this 1-minute read. This year, Wikipedia has had fewer visitors and fewer new supporters, so your visit today means a lot. We hope that Wikipedia's given you at least $2.75 of knowledge recently. If everyone who found Wikipedia useful gave $2.75, we'd hit our goal in a few hours.
After 25 years, Wikipedia is still the internet we were promised—created by people, not by machines. It's not perfect, but it's not here to push a point of view. It's run by a nonprofit, not a giant technology company or a billionaire.
Less than 2% of our readers donate. The rare few who give do so because Wikipedia provides them with useful knowledge. If that sounds like you, please donate $2.75. Any contribution you make today helps.
An important update for readers in the United States.
Thank you for visiting Wikipedia today. This year, Wikipedia has seen fewer visitors, so your visit means a lot. We don't take your attention for granted, but today we're asking you to give $2.75 if you can.
Like public libraries and food banks, we exist to serve everyone, not profit from your attention. That's why we don't run ads or put knowledge behind a paywall. Wikipedia's here to satisfy your curiosity and give you the facts you need.
Wikipedia is free to use, but not free to provide. An unprecedented rise in hardware costs is making the essential equipment needed to keep Wikipedia available to everyone much more expensive. Your donation helps our nonprofit meet those costs while keeping Wikipedia free and independent. Please donate $2.75 today. Thank you.
Proud host of Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects
We never sell your information. By submitting, you are agreeing to our donor privacy policy and to sharing your information with the Wikimedia Foundation and its service providers in the USA and elsewhere. Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation are likely not tax-deductible outside the USA.
The internet we were promised
Most people donate because Wikipedia is the internet we were promised: useful, free, and filled with reliable, human-created knowledge. If you agree, please give $2.75. If everyone reading this right now gave just $2.75, we'd reach our goal quickly.
— The Wikimedia Foundation, host of Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
We want to be transparent with you.
We know there are plenty of nonprofits worthy of your support. Wikipedia's one of them. Please donate $2.75 today.
— The Wikimedia Foundation, host of Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.