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Donate to Wikimedia Canada
Your donations support all of Wikimedia Canada’s projects across the country, designed to encourage the creation and distribution of free educational content.
You can choose to make a one-time donation or a recurring monthly donation.
Click on the “Donate” button below to make a donation of the amount of your choice. You will be redirected to the PayPal site to complete your transaction securely.
If you wish to receive a tax receipt for your donation, you must include your full name, mailing address and e-mail address in PayPal. Please note that Wikimedia Canada will issue receipts for the current year at the beginning of the following year for the total of your donations during the year. Receipts will be sent by e-mail.
Where does your donation go ?
Your continued support allows us to:
- Empower and support volunteers & WikiClubs in Canada who contribute to Wikimedia projects.
- Foster free knowledge initiatives originating from and related to Indigenous communities, while also facilitating the establishment, growth, and enrichment of Wikimedia projects in Indigenous languages.
- Contribute to the production of free knowledge on Wikimedia projects in French.
- Improve the representation of minority and underrepresented groups and topics, as well as elevate the quality of content that address high-impact topics.
- Bring together organizations to foster the open knowledge ecosystem.
- Continue to bring knowledge to millions of users, for free.
Frequently Asked Questions
For now, there is no minimum amount for donations, but we recommend at least a minimal annual donation of $5.
Our integrated donations management system adds the global amount given throughout the year and will issue a receipt at the beginning of the following year.
When you make a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) based in the United States, your donation is used for the projects of the Wikimedia Foundation and you can receive a tax-deductible receipt only if you are American or if you have assets in the United States. You also contribute to the maintenance of the servers. On the other side, if you make a donation to Wikimedia Canada, you contribute directly to the local projects and you will receive a Canadian tax-deductible receipt.
Wikimedia Canada has a very high level of transparency, both in terms of financial statements and governance. You can read online all our annual activity reports. For any question, you can also contact us at info@wikimedia.ca. It will be a pleasure to answer promptly.