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Strategies Programs & Objectives Budget 2023 Annual Report 2023


Annual Report 2023 WMDE-Budgeted WMDE-Actual WMFG-Budgeted WMFG-Actual Adjustments-Budgeted Adjustments-Actual Consolidated-Budgeted Consolidated-actual
Revenue 24.087.573 € 20.644.554 € 10.318.888 € 9.963.753 € -6.472.388 € -4.762.894 € 27.934.073 € 25.845.412 €
Donations (received)* 11.625.000 € 10.675.731 € 3.875.000 € 9.700.275 € -4.735.339 € 15.500.000 € 15.640.667 €
Use of donations from previous years* -816.694 € 114.151 € -702.544 €
Donations (expensed) 11.319.575 € 9.859.037 € 10.318.888 € 9.814.426 € -6.443.888 € -4.735.339 € 15.194.575 € 14.938.123 €
Membership dues 6.200.000 € 5.536.268 € 6.200.000 € 5.536.268 €
Project support Wikimedia Foundation 5.658.939 € 4.611.298 € 5.658.939 € 4.611.298 €
Project support third parties 850.559€ 386.968 € 850.559 € 386.968 €
WMFG sublease 28.500 € 27.555 € -28.500 € -27.555 € 0 €
Other 30.000 € 170.685 € 149.327 € 30.000 € 320.012 €
Inheritances 0€ 52.743 € 52.743 €
Expenses -24.087.573 € -20.644.554 € -10.318.888 € -9.963.753 € -6.472.388 € 4.762.894 € -27.934.073 € -25.845.412 €
Field of Action Volunteers -3.864.710 € -3.318.911€ -3.864.710€ -3.318.911 €
Field of Action Technology -6.016.526 € -5.017.446 € -276.650€ -6.293.176 € -5.017.446 €
Field of Action Conditions for Free Knowledge -2.318.965 € -2.060.226€ -2.318.965€ -2.060.226 €
Public relations and advertising -2.982.395€ -2.674.463 € -713.738 € -572.974€ -3.696.133 € -3.247.437 €
Administrative expenses -2.461.089 € -2.838.168 € -2.461.089 € -2.838.168 €
Forwarding of funds WMF -9.300.000 € -8.990.079 € -9.300.000 € -8.990.079 €
Forwarding of funds WMFG -6.443.888 € -4.735.339 € 4.735.339 € 0 €
Direct support for Wikimedia worldwide -373.145 € -6.443.888 € -373.145 €
WMFG Sublease -28.500 € -27.555 € -28.500 € 27.555 € 0 €

Additional Information

  • The accounting standard HFA 21, which has been used by Wikimedia for years, stipulates that donations are only booked as income when they have been spent. For better understanding, a presentation of the flow of donations has been added. This shows how many donations have not yet been used, how many donations have been received from which source and how many donations have been used.
Donation flow 2023 WMDE-Budgeted WMDE-Actual
Unused donations 1.1. 10.428.378 € 7.767.460 €
Direct donations received 11.745.000 € 10.675.731 €
Donations received from WMFG 0 € 0 €
Use of donations in 2023 -11.319.575 € -9.859.037 €
Unused donations 31.12. 10.853.803 € 8.584.154 €


Cost Distribution Total-Budgeted Total-Actual Personnel-Budgeted Personnel-Actual Material costs-Budgeted Material costs-Actual
Field of action Volunteers 3.865.053 € 3.318.911 € 2.284.369 € 1.918.092 € 1.580.684 € 1.400.819 €
Field of Action Technology 6.574.973 € 5.017.446 € 4.641.705 € 4.146.198 € 1.933.268 € 871.248 €
Field of Action Conditions for Free Knowledge 2.318.858 € 2.060.226 € 1.353.784 € 1.330.675 € 965.074 € 729.551 €
Public relations and advertising (incl. WMFG) 3.724.483 € 3.247.437 € 1.536.588 € 1.442.521 € 2.187.895 € 1.804.915 €
Administrative expenses 2.461.089 € 2.838.168 € 1.492.371 € 1.670.578 € 968.718 € 1.167.590 €
Expenses by department 2023-Budgeted 2023-Actual
Communitys, Gesellschaft, Politik 3.041.828 € 2.890.808 €
Communication & Events 1.706.968 € 1.933.541 €
Software Development 5.985.745 € 4.941.926 €
Department of the Executive Board 4.136.627 € 3.419.651 €
Supervisory Board 141.385 € 82.233 €
Finance & Operations 3.650.020 € 3.214.029 €
Total Expenses 18.662.573 € 16.482.188 €
Forwarding of funds WMF and others 9.300.000 € 9.363.224 €
Total Expenses 27.962.573 € 25.845.412 €


Personnel (Full-Time Equivalents) Budgeted 31.12.2023 Actual 31.12.2023 Deviation
Communitys, Gesellschaft, Politik 32,8 29,6 -3,2
Communication & Events 14,2 13,0 -1,2
Software Development 72,9 66,5 -6,4
Department of the Executive Board 26,4 20,5 -6,0
Supervisory Board 0,8 0,8 0,0
Finance & Operations 21,1 22,6 1,5
Total 168,3 152,9 -15,3

(including working students; not including interns)