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The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' ('''WMF'''), founded 20 June [[:Category:Founded in 2003|2003]], is the [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] and [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Charity|charitable]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]][https://Foundation.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]], grouped together and known as '{{WMF.org|Our projects|project}}'; as well as the [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] software initially developed by themselves, known as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. The [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundations]]' major wiki {{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}} started with [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (encyclopedia), and subsequently expanded to include [[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] (dictionary and thesaurus), [[:Category:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] (quotations), [[:Category:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]] (open content textbooks), [[:Category:Wikisource|Wikisource]] (free content primary- and secondary-source texts), [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]] (news source), [[:Category:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]] (open learning community), [[Wikispecies]] (free species directory), and many others as listed below. Most of these '{{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}}' have separate wiki site versions written in [[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|many]] different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]. There is also the [[Wikimedia Commons]] (shared repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), [[Wikimedia Wikidata|Wikidata]] (central space knowledge base for data used on all WMF projects), and the [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects). The Wikimedia Foundations' [[:Category:Global|global]] reach is nurtured in its [[Wikimedia Incubator|Incubator]], where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being launched as a new separate wiki site. The Foundations' most recent major project, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late [[:Category:FoundedIn2012|2012]]. | The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' ('''WMF'''), founded 20 June [[:Category:Founded in 2003|2003]], is the [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] and [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Charity|charitable]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]][https://Foundation.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]], grouped together and known as '{{WMF.org|Our projects|project}}'; as well as the [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] software initially developed by themselves, known as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. The [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundations]]' major wiki {{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}} started with [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (encyclopedia), and subsequently expanded to include [[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] (dictionary and thesaurus), [[:Category:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] (quotations), [[:Category:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]] (open content textbooks), [[:Category:Wikisource|Wikisource]] (free content primary- and secondary-source texts), [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]] (news source), [[:Category:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]] (open learning community), [[Wikispecies]] (free species directory), and many others as listed below. Most of these '{{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}}' have separate wiki site versions written in [[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|many]] different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]. There is also the [[Wikimedia Commons]] (shared repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), [[Wikimedia Wikidata|Wikidata]] (central space knowledge base for data used on all WMF projects), and the [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects). The Wikimedia Foundations' [[:Category:Global|global]] reach is nurtured in its [[Wikimedia Incubator|Incubator]], where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being launched as a new separate wiki site. The Foundations' most recent major project, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late [[:Category:FoundedIn2012|2012]]. | ||
[[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.]] is a member of the [[:Category:Open source|Open Source Initiative]] (OSI). Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a [[:Category:United States of America|United States]] 501(c)(3) [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]], granted April [[:Category: | [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.]] is a member of the [[:Category:Open source|Open Source Initiative]] (OSI). Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a [[:Category:United States of America|United States]] 501(c)(3) [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]], granted April [[:Category:Founded in 2005|2005]], and headquartered at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, [[:Category:San Francisco|San Francisco County]], [[:Category:California|State of California]] 94104, United States of America.[https://WikimediaFoundation.org/about/contact/] | ||
;<center><big><big>All [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects, wiki sites, portals, and websites</big> <sup>([[Template:Wikimedia Foundation|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikimedia Foundation|edit]]) • ([[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|category]])</sup><br> | ;<center><big><big>All [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects, wiki sites, portals, and websites</big> <sup>([[Template:Wikimedia Foundation|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikimedia Foundation|edit]]) • ([[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|category]])</sup><br> | ||