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Resolution:Approving the Wikimedia Foundation 2025-2026 Annual Plan and Budget

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This resolution was approved on June 18, 2025.

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves management's proposed annual plan and budget for the 2025-­26 fiscal year, consisting of $207.5 million of revenues and $208.5 million of expenses, including activities related to the Wikimedia Enterprise business, the Wikimedia Foundation’s activities in support of the Wikimedia Endowment, and additionally $1 million of non-recurring programmatic expenses to be funded through the reserve;

RESOLVED, that the Foundation shall continue to target an amount of not below 12 months and up to 18 months of expenses for its working capital reserve;

RESOLVED, that during the fiscal year, if management anticipates the change in net assets for 2025-26 will differ more than 5% from the plan, the Board directs management to consult the Chair of the Audit Committee promptly.

Quarterly Breakdown of the Annual Plan (in US$ million)

Budget by Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2025-26
Total Revenue

(including interest income)

41.58 101.39 28.73 35.80 207.50
Programmatic 32.84 47.95 37.20 41.42 159.40
Fundraising 5.34 7.71 5.52 5.90 24.48
General & Administrative 5.49 5.81 6.81 6.52 24.62
Total Operating Expenses 43.67 61.47 49.52 53.83 208.50
Change in net assets (2.10) 39.92 (20.79) (18.04) (1.00)

Approve

Nataliia Tymkiv (Chair), Kathy Collins (Vice Chair), Lorenzo Losa (Vice Chair), Esra'a Al Shafei, Luis Bitenourt-Emilio, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Victoria Doronina, Maciej Nadzikiewicz, Raju Narisetti, Christel Steigenberger, Jimmy Wales

Not Present

Mike Peel

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