About us

Wikimedia District of Columbia is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of general knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content under a free license or in the public domain. To carry out this mission, Wikimedia DC operates education and outreach programs in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the states of Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.

Wikimedia DC is a chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, and supports the work of volunteers on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, along with numerous other free knowledge initiatives.