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4 of 13 Part IV - Your Activities
  
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See instructions for more information: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1023.pdf#page=8
  
   
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1. Describe completely and in detail your past, present, and planned activities. Do not refer to or repeat the purposes in your organizing document.
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''Part IV - Your Activities. Describe completely and in detail your past, present, and planned activities. Do not refer to or repeat the purposes in your organizing document. For each past, present, or planned activity, include information that answers the following questions:''
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For each past, present, or planned activity, include information that answers the following questions:
  
   
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*a. What is the activity?
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*b. Who conducts the activity?
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*''b. Who conducts the activity?''
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*c. Where is the activity conducted?
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*d. What percentage of your total time is allocated to the activity?
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*''d. What percentage of your total time is allocated to the activity?''
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*e. How is the activity funded (for example, donations, fees, etc.) and what percentage of your overall expenses is allocated to this activity?
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*''e. How is the activity funded (for example, donations, fees, etc.) and what percentage of your overall expenses is allocated to this activity?''
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*f. How does the activity further your exempt purposes?
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*''f. How does the activity further your exempt purposes?''
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''See instructions for more information: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1023.pdf#page=8''
   
 
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;1. Institutional partnerships (edit-a-thons)
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;1. Institutional partnerships
   
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(a) Our main effort is our institutional partnerships program, by which we hold collaborative editing events to improve online Wikimedia content in partnerships with institutions that had collections, interest, or knowledge in particular areas. Many were oriented to expanding participation or coverage of historically under-represented groups. Our institutional partners included cultural, academic, and government institutions, professional associations, and non-governmental organizations. The partners are listed on our public web site: https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Plans_and_reports
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(a) Our main activity is to hold collaborative editing events to improve online Wikimedia content. We do this in partnership with a spectrum of other organizations, including cultural, academic, and government institutions, and professional associations. We run 25-30 such events each year. The partner organizations are listed in our annual reports: https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Category:Annual_reports
   
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We also partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to develop the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer software, which launched in 2019. Since 2022, we have partnered with Hacks/Hackers on research projects.
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Collaborative events editing the Wikimedia sites are the most common activities. We run 25-30 of these each year. They usually include a training hour, followed by a time For most of our history, these events were usually in person and occasionally online. Since covid, they are usually online using zoom. Most of these 30 events are designed to increased Wikimedia coverage of underrepresented groups and topics, and diversity of participation. Our institutional partners included a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, and government institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups.
  
   
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
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(b-c) Staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in our primary geographic area (the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia)
   
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 75% of our total time and 25% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation and donations from individuals.
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate we have spent 75% of our total time and 30% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), grants and contracts from other non-profit organizations, and donations from individuals.
   
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(f) These activities provide awareness, training, and resources for attendees to further our exempt purposes.
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;2. Conferences and training events
  
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(a) This activity includes conferences, edit-a-thons, and training events that Wikimedia DC has organized ourselves. The largest such event was the 2012 edition of Wikimania, the main annual international conference for the Wikimedia community. We also organized two GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) Boot Camps in 2013 and 2016, a Workshop Facilitator Training in 2014, a a GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium meeting in 2015, a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in 2016, and a Leadership Boot Camp in 2018. As these are all one-off events, none are considered a continuing or planned activity.
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(a) This activity includes training and support events and conferences that WMDC has organized ourselves.
  
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The largest such event was Wikimania 2012, the annual international Wikimedia conference. We also organized a GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium meeting in 2015, and a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in 2016.
  
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We organized a series of GLAM Boot Camps in 2013 and 2016, Workshop Facilitator Training in 2014, and a Leadership Boot Camp in 2018.
  
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2018 Wikimedia Leadership Boot Camp. Organized in collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration, the three-day event included sessions across a spectrum of topics, including train-the-trainer, community leadership, event organizing and planning, institutional outreach, grants, online tools, risk management, and safe space policies. Attendees included invited 12 trainee participants and 16 presenters, including chapter leadership, Wikimedia Foundation staff, and community program organizers.
  
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2015–16: Wikimedia DC continued a tradition of high-impact training workshops for Wikimedia program leadership, hosting a GLAM Boot Camp in collaboration with the National Archives and the GLAM-Wiki US Consortium in June 2016. The event was attended by 18 established and emerging program leaders and subject-matter experts from across the Wikimedia community in the United States. Wikimedia DC additionally hosted several smaller training workshops, including a Wikipedia for Health and Safety Research and Data workshop, hosted in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in December, and a Teaching with Wikipedia workshop, hosted in collaboration with Wiki Education Foundation in February. Over the course of the fiscal year, Wikimedia DC helped to plan and organize two major cross-program events: WikiConference USA 2015 in October and Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2016 in June. Both events were hosted at the National Archives in Washington DC.
 
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In August 2014, Wikimedia DC hosted its first Workshop Facilitator Training. The event brought together 12 active Wikimedians from across the United States and taught them personalized techniques for executing projects in their existing communities. Early feedback from the attendees was overwhelmingly positive.
 
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
  
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 20% of our total time and 45% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation and a contract from the National Archives Trust Fund Board.
  
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(a) We have acted as fiscal sponsor for many large efforts by others in the Wikimedia community. In this capacity, we hold and disburse funds for the grantees, but do not actively direct their activities. Our largest fiscal sponsorships were WikiConference North America in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021 and Art+Feminism in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
  
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our officers, mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. The sponsored activities occur across the United States.
  
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 1% of our total time and 20% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation.
  
   
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(b-c) Staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in our primary geographic area
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(d-e) 20% of time and 43% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and a contract from the National Archives Trust Fund Board.
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(f) These activities facilitate communication between and training of individuals in the Wikimedia community.
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(a) Wikimedia DC has organized the U.S. branch of the biennial Wiki Science Competition since 2017. This is an international science photography competition. The U.S. competition received ? contributions in five categories, including ? general images, ? images of wildlife, ? images of people in science, ? microscopy images, ? non-photographic submissions, and ? images as
  
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part of sets. The jury selected eight submissions as "Jury's Choice" awards, each of which received a $200 or $250 prize from Wikimedia DC. The jury selected six winners in each category to represent the U.S. at the international level. See
  
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Wikimedia DC has also provided volunteer support for Wiki Loves Monuments in the U.S. since 2013, which saw over ? people contribute over ? photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the United States and its territories. In addition to National Register of Historic Places sites, we welcomed uploads of sites designated by state- and local-level historical institutions and societies. Hundreds of these photos are being used to help illustrate pages across various Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia and Wikidata. See
  
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(a) Wikimedia DC has organized the U.S. branch of the Wiki Science Competition since 2017, and of Wiki Loves Monuments since 2012. These are international photography competitions for scientific subjects and historic sites, respectively. Wikimedia DC assembled the U.S. juries to select national finalists, and in some cases winners for prizes funded by Wikimedia DC.
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our officers and volunteers across the United States.
  
   
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(b-c) Officers and volunteers across the U.S.
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 1% of our total time and 2% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation and donations from individuals.
  
   
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(d-e) 2% of time and 2% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and donations from individuals
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(f) These activities facilitate individuals disseminating media and other educational content under a free license.
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(a) We have acted as fiscal sponsor for many large efforts by others in the Wikimedia community receiving large grants from the Wikimedia Foundation. In this capacity, we hold and disburse funds for the grantees, but do not actively direct their activities, as stipulated by the sponsorship agreement. Our largest fiscal sponsorships were WikiConference North America in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021, and Art+Feminism in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our staff mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
  
   
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(b-c) Officers, mainly in our primary geographic area. The sponsored activities occur across the U.S.
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(d-e) 1% of time and 20% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF
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(f) These activities facilitate the administration of large grants from WMF by others aligned with our exempt purposes.
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(a) Book grants and small grants up to 2016
  
   
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(a) Between 2012 and 2016, we provided small grants to individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations that align with our mission. In 2015-2016, we ran a book grant program. We currently have no plans to reinstate these activities.
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(b-c) This activity was conducted by our officers, mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. The sponsored activities occured across the United States.
  
   
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(b-c) Officers, mainly in our primary geographic area. The sponsored activities occurred across the U.S.
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 1% of our total time and 0.5% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation and donations from individuals.
  
   
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(d-e) 1% of time and 0.5% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and donations from individuals
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(f) These activities provided financial resources to allow grantees to engage in activities furthering our exempt purposes.
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(a) During the 2013–14 fiscal year, Wikimedia DC established a Public Policy Committee to present the unique perspectives and needs of Wikimedians to the various government agencies that make decisions on issues affecting the Wikimedia movement. The committee's first initiative was to participate in a roundtable panel on orphan works convened by the US Copyright Office. Wikimedia DC submitted official written comments on legislative proposals to handle these orphan works, marking the first time the organization has offered official advice to a government agency.
  
   
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(a) Wikimedia DC undertakes policy work to present the unique perspectives and needs of Wikimedians to the various government agencies that make decisions on issues affecting the Wikimedia movement. In 2014, we submitted written comments and participated in a roundtable panel convened by the U.S. Copyright Office on orphan works. Also in 2014, volunteers met with staffers on Capitol Hill for briefings on subjects of mutual interest, including copyright. In 2016, we submitted comments to the California Senate on a state intellectual property bill.
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In addition, the Public Policy Committee pursued activities related to fostering good relations between the Wikimedia movement and Congress and its staff. Wikimedia DC volunteers met with House and Senate staffers on Capitol Hill for briefings on subjects of mutual interest, including copyright rules and support for making cultural content freely available online. More recently, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute hosted a panel on Wikipedia editing for Congressional staff. The event received significant press coverage in light of recent controversies surrounding Congressional editing, and Wikimedia DC later published a blog post supporting Congressional staff making edits to Wikimedia.
  
   
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Committee members attended a Supreme Court case on software patents, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, and wrote most of the English Wikipedia article on the subject.
  
   
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(d-e) 1% of time. No expenses were incurred for these activities.
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(b-c) This activity is conducted by our officers and volunteers, mainly in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
  
   
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(f) These activities facilitate lawmakers and the public to have awareness of policy implications that affect our exempt purposes.
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(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate that we have spent 1% of our total time on these activities. No expenses were incurred for these activities.
  
   
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 3 December 2023

Note: This was part of our 2022 re-application for 501(c)(3) status. It is a summary of all activities the chapter has engaged in from its inception in 2011 until 2022. See also Internal:Form 1023 Schedule H.

Part IV - Your Activities. Describe completely and in detail your past, present, and planned activities. Do not refer to or repeat the purposes in your organizing document. For each past, present, or planned activity, include information that answers the following questions:

  • a. What is the activity?
  • b. Who conducts the activity?
  • c. Where is the activity conducted?
  • d. What percentage of your total time is allocated to the activity?
  • e. How is the activity funded (for example, donations, fees, etc.) and what percentage of your overall expenses is allocated to this activity?
  • f. How does the activity further your exempt purposes?

See instructions for more information: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1023.pdf#page=8

1. Institutional partnerships

(a) Our main activity is to hold collaborative editing events to improve online Wikimedia content. We do this in partnership with a spectrum of other organizations, including cultural, academic, and government institutions, and professional associations. We run 25-30 such events each year. The partner organizations are listed in our annual reports: https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Category:Annual_reports

We also partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to develop the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer software, which launched in 2019. Since 2022, we have partnered with Hacks/Hackers on research projects.

(b-c) Staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in our primary geographic area (the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia)

(d-e) Since our inception in 2011, we estimate we have spent 75% of our total time and 30% of our overall expenses on these activities, which were funded through grants from the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), grants and contracts from other non-profit organizations, and donations from individuals.

(f) These activities provide awareness, training, and resources for attendees to further our exempt purposes.

2. Conferences and training events

(a) This activity includes conferences, edit-a-thons, and training events that Wikimedia DC has organized ourselves. The largest such event was the 2012 edition of Wikimania, the main annual international conference for the Wikimedia community. We also organized two GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) Boot Camps in 2013 and 2016, a Workshop Facilitator Training in 2014, a a GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium meeting in 2015, a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in 2016, and a Leadership Boot Camp in 2018. As these are all one-off events, none are considered a continuing or planned activity.

(b-c) Staff, officers, and volunteers, mainly in our primary geographic area

(d-e) 20% of time and 43% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and a contract from the National Archives Trust Fund Board.

(f) These activities facilitate communication between and training of individuals in the Wikimedia community.

3. Photography competitions

(a) Wikimedia DC has organized the U.S. branch of the Wiki Science Competition since 2017, and of Wiki Loves Monuments since 2012. These are international photography competitions for scientific subjects and historic sites, respectively. Wikimedia DC assembled the U.S. juries to select national finalists, and in some cases winners for prizes funded by Wikimedia DC.

(b-c) Officers and volunteers across the U.S.

(d-e) 2% of time and 2% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and donations from individuals

(f) These activities facilitate individuals disseminating media and other educational content under a free license.

4. Fiscal sponsorships

(a) We have acted as fiscal sponsor for many large efforts by others in the Wikimedia community receiving large grants from the Wikimedia Foundation. In this capacity, we hold and disburse funds for the grantees, but do not actively direct their activities, as stipulated by the sponsorship agreement. Our largest fiscal sponsorships were WikiConference North America in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021, and Art+Feminism in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

(b-c) Officers, mainly in our primary geographic area. The sponsored activities occur across the U.S.

(d-e) 1% of time and 20% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF

(f) These activities facilitate the administration of large grants from WMF by others aligned with our exempt purposes.

5. Grantmaking

(a) Between 2012 and 2016, we provided small grants to individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations that align with our mission. In 2015-2016, we ran a book grant program. We currently have no plans to reinstate these activities.

(b-c) Officers, mainly in our primary geographic area. The sponsored activities occurred across the U.S.

(d-e) 1% of time and 0.5% of expenses, funded through grants from WMF and donations from individuals

(f) These activities provided financial resources to allow grantees to engage in activities furthering our exempt purposes.

6. Public policy

(a) Wikimedia DC undertakes policy work to present the unique perspectives and needs of Wikimedians to the various government agencies that make decisions on issues affecting the Wikimedia movement. In 2014, we submitted written comments and participated in a roundtable panel convened by the U.S. Copyright Office on orphan works. Also in 2014, volunteers met with staffers on Capitol Hill for briefings on subjects of mutual interest, including copyright. In 2016, we submitted comments to the California Senate on a state intellectual property bill.

(b-c) Officers and volunteers, mainly in our primary geographic area

(d-e) 1% of time. No expenses were incurred for these activities.

(f) These activities facilitate lawmakers and the public to have awareness of policy implications that affect our exempt purposes.

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