Earlier today we uploaded the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2008/2009 Annual Plan presentation and Questions and Answers page to the Wikimedia Wiki.  These materials were approved at the June 20 Board of Trustees meeting.  They can be accessed via the Finance Report page.

Posting our plan and (hopefully) answering some of your questions in advance is part of our commitment to providing transparent information about the Foundation’s goals and spending.

The Annual Plan lays out projected spending through the next fiscal year (which for us starts today and runs the rest of the year).  The plan describes spending in our three main operational areas: technology, programming, and finance and administration.  We also introduce our 2008/2009 organizational goals, which we hope to discuss in more detail in the coming months.

For your information and awareness!

Jay Walsh
Head of Communications

Earlier today I sent a note to some of our public mailing lists to advise that our 2006 IRS Form 990 (covering the fiscal year of July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007) was filed electronically with the IRS on May 12. This is a required annual filing related to our status as a U.S. non-profit, charitable foundation.

This form, in a slightly amended version, must be available publicly at our office site. As a service to the community and the public, we are pleased to be sharing a PDF version of the filing on the Wikimedia Foundation website.

In anticipation of any questions, we have also prepared a Question and Answer sheet also posted on the Foundation wiki.

Of course we’d be happy to field any other questions you might have.

Regards,

Véronique Kessler
Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Yesterday our Executive Director, Sue Gardner, posted her report to the Board of Trustees to our mailing lists.  These reports are available to the public, and we’re happy to keep you posted.

This month’s report is available here, via Nabble - a public forums system.

Jay Walsh, Head of Communications